Penguin Classics
Title | Penguin Classics PDF eBook |
Author | Anonymous |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 941 |
Release | 2012-01-31 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 1101578149 |
A Complete Annotated Listing More than 1,500 titles in print Authoritative introductions and notes by leading academics and contemporary authors Up-to-date translations from award-winning translators Readers guides and other resources available online Penguin Classics on air online radio programs
History of the Thirteen
Title | History of the Thirteen PDF eBook |
Author | Honore Balzac |
Publisher | ePenguin |
Pages | 400 |
Release | 2006-04-27 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780140443011 |
Passionate and perceptive, the three short novels that make up Balzac's History of the Thirteen are concerned in part with the activities of a rich, powerful, sinister and unscrupulous secret society in nineteenth-century France. While the deeds of 'The Thirteen' remain frequently in the background, however, the individual novels are concerned with exploring various forms of desire. A tragic love story, Ferragus depicts a marriage destroyed by suspicion, revelation and misunderstanding. The Duchess de Langeais explores the anguish that results when a society coquette tries to seduce a heroic ex-soldier, while The Girl with the Golden Eyes offers a frank consideration of desire and sexuality. Together, these works provide a firm and fascinating foundation for Balzac's many later portrayals of Parisian life in his great novel-cycle The Human Comedy.
Penguin Classics
Title | Penguin Classics PDF eBook |
Author | Penguin (Firm) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Literature |
ISBN | 9780147715975 |
Encyclopedia of Literary Translation Into English: A-L
Title | Encyclopedia of Literary Translation Into English: A-L PDF eBook |
Author | O. Classe |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 930 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Authors |
ISBN | 9781884964367 |
American Book Publishing Record Cumulative 1950-1977
Title | American Book Publishing Record Cumulative 1950-1977 PDF eBook |
Author | R.R. Bowker Company |
Publisher | R. R. Bowker |
Pages | 1920 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN |
History of the Thirteen
Title | History of the Thirteen PDF eBook |
Author | Honore de Balzac |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1975-11-30 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0140443010 |
Passionate and perceptive, the three short novels that make up Balzac's History of the Thirteen are concerned in part with the activities of a rich, powerful, sinister and unscrupulous secret society in nineteenth-century France. While the deeds of 'The Thirteen' remain frequently in the background, however, the individual novels are concerned with exploring various forms of desire. A tragic love story, Ferragus depicts a marriage destroyed by suspicion, revelation and misunderstanding. The Duchess de Langeais explores the anguish that results when a society coquette tries to seduce a heroic ex-soldier, while The Girl with the Golden Eyes offers a frank consideration of desire and sexuality. Together, these works provide a firm and fascinating foundation for Balzac's many later portrayals of Parisian life in his great novel-cycle The Human Comedy. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Subject Catalog
Title | Subject Catalog PDF eBook |
Author | Library of Congress |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1038 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | Catalogs, Subject |
ISBN |