An Historical Mystery (The Gondreville Mystery) by Honoré de Balzac
"An Historical Mystery (The Gondreville Mystery)" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1841. Set in Napoleonic France, it follows young aristocrat Laurence de Cinq-Cygne as she shelters exiled noblemen involved in a Royalist conspiracy. When a powerful senator is mysteriously kidnapped from his estate, Laurence and her companions face accusations that threaten their lives. The story weaves political intrigue, hidden loyalties, and impossible love into a tale where proving
innocence becomes a desperate race against time and imperial power. (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 | An Historical Mystery (The Gondreville Mystery) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Une_t%C3%A9n%C3%A9breuse_affaire |
| Credits | Produced by John Bickers, Dagny, Bonnie Sala, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Detective and mystery stories |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1678 |
| Release Date | Nov 6, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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