The Lily of the Valley by Honoré de Balzac
"The Lily of the Valley" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1835. Set during France's Bourbon Restoration and July Monarchy, it tells the story of an emotionally intense but never physically consummated love between Félix de Vandenesse and Henriette de Mortsauf. Part of Balzac's sweeping series La Comédie humaine, the novel explores themes of passion, restraint, and society while depicting French life between 1815 and 1848. (This is an
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| Author | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
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| Translator | Wormeley, Katharine Prescott, 1830-1908 |
| Uniform Title | Le lys dans la vallée. English |
| Title | The Lily of the Valley |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Lys_dans_la_vall%C3%A9e |
| Credits | Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Biographical fiction |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | France -- Fiction |
| Subject | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Letters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Romance fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1569 |
| Release Date | Jan 25, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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