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A harlot's progress (Splendeurs et mis - Honoré de Balzac
A harlot's progress (Splendeurs et mis
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Format: ebook
ISBN: 2940017700778 (0017700779)
Publisher: N.Y., Macmillan
Edition language: English
Series: La Comédie Humaine
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4.0 A Harlot High and Low - Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes (1838-1847)
At first glance, the English translation of the title might seem somewhat of a misnomer. Essentially, this work is a collection of four separate volumes that are essentially loosely joined together through one central theme and figure, i.e. the infamous Jacques Collin and his string of aliases from ...
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4.0 A Harlot High and Low
Balzac explores the artistic life of Paris in 1821-22, and furthermore the nature of the artistic life generally. He does it in a great way. He starts a simple story of a weak young man helped by an older, more experienced and cunning tutor and then it explodes into a multi-novel epic. The narrative...
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