Albert Savarus by Honoré de Balzac
"Albert Savarus" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1842. In provincial Besançon, young Rosalie de Watteville becomes obsessed with a mysterious lawyer who has recently settled in town. When she discovers his secret past through a story he writes—involving a forbidden love with an Italian princess—her jealousy drives her to shocking acts of deception. Through intercepted letters and forged correspondence, Rosalie orchestrates a devastating intervention that destroys lives and
seals her own tragic fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Marriage, Ellen, 1865-1946 |
| Title | Albert Savarus |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Savarus |
| Credits | Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1898 |
| Release Date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 578 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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