Adieu by Honoré de Balzac
"Adieu" by Honoré de Balzac is a short story published in 1830. After Baron Philippe de Sucy encounters a mysterious, insane woman who only speaks one word—"Adieu"—he discovers she is Comtesse Stephanie de Vandieres, whom he once loved. Their tragic connection traces back to Napoleon's catastrophic Russian campaign and the harrowing retreat across the Beresina River in 1812. Driven by love and desperation, Philippe devises an audacious plan to restore Stephanie's shattered
memory, recreating the traumatic past in hopes of healing her mind. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
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| Translator | Wormeley, Katharine Prescott, 1830-1908 |
| Title | Adieu |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adieu_(short_story) |
| Credits | Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | France -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1554 |
| Release Date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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