Cousin Betty by Honoré de Balzac
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"Cousin Betty" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1847. Set in mid-19th-century Paris, it follows an unmarried middle-aged woman who plots to destroy her extended family. Bette allies with Valérie Marneffe, a scheming young wife, to seduce and manipulate a series of men—including Baron Hulot, who sacrifices his family's fortune for Valérie's affections. Part of Balzac's vast "Human Comedy" series, this tale explores vice and virtue, sexual obsession, and
money's corrupting influence on French society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Waring, James |
| Uniform Title | La cousine Bette. English |
| Title | Cousin Betty |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_Bette |
| Credits | Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Didactic fiction |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1749 |
| Release Date | May 1, 1999 |
| Last Update | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1259 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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