The Recruit by Honoré de Balzac
"The Recruit" by Honoré de Balzac is a short story published in 1831. Set during the French Revolution in 1793, it follows an aristocratic mother living under government scrutiny while awaiting her son, a fugitive from a failed Royalist uprising. When she receives word he will seek shelter at her estate, she must navigate dangerous suspicions from local authorities. A fateful knock at her door brings an unexpected visitor, leading to a
devastating twist of fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
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| Translator | Wormeley, Katharine Prescott, 1830-1908 |
| Title | The Recruit |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_R%C3%A9quisitionnaire |
| Credits | Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1426 |
| Release Date | Jul 13, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Apr 4, 2013 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 524 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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