langeais

“Księżna de Langeais” to powieść Honoriusza Balzaka, powieściopisarza francuskiego, który obok Dickensa i Tołstoja uznawany jest za jednego z najważniejszych twórców powieści europejskiej XIX wieku. Armand de Montriveau, generał, dawny żołnierz napoleoński i jeden z członków tajemniczego i wpływowego stowarzyszenia Trzynastu, zakochuje się w jednej z najpiękniejszych arystokratek paryskich,...

This is one of the three novelettes that are grouped together as „The History of the Thirteen”, along with „Ferragus: Chief of the Companions of Duty” and „The Girl with the Golden Eyes”. The whole notion is that there is a secret society of wealthy gentlemen in Paris called „The Thirteen” which has powers approaching the supernatural. General Armand de Montriveau, a war hero, is enamored of Duchess...

„Ferragus” is an 1833 novel by French author Honoré de Balzac and included in the „Scenes de la vie parisienne” section of his novel sequence „La Comédie humaine”. It is part of his trilogy „Histoire des treize”: „Ferragus” is the first part, the second is „La Duchesse de Langeais” and the third is „The Girl with the Golden Eyes”. A captivating story about human emotions and relations, set in the year...

„The Girl with the Golden Eyes” is the third part of a trilogy. Part one is entitled „Ferragus” and part two is „The Duchesse de Langeais”. The three stories are frequently combined under the title „The Thirteen”. It tells the story of a rich and ruthless young man in nineteenth century Paris caught up in an amorous entanglement with a mysterious beauty. Henri de Marsay, a young dandy who is obsessed...