The Illustrious Gaudissart by Honoré de Balzac
"The Illustrious Gaudissart" by Honoré de Balzac is a short story published in 1833. Felix Gaudissart, a charismatic Parisian traveling salesman, ventures into the Touraine region to sell insurance and newspaper subscriptions. When he encounters resistance from locals, one man plays a cruel practical joke by directing him to an insane neighbor. What follows is a comedy of misunderstandings, deception, and unexpected confrontations that test Gaudissart's legendary salesmanship and cunning. (This is
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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 Illustrious Gaudissart |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27illustre_Gaudissart |
| Credits | Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 68.9 (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. | 1474 |
| Release Date | Sep 1, 1998 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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