THE CONTINENCE OF KING FRANCIS THE FIRST
Every one knows through what adventure King Francis,
the first of that name, was taken like a silly bird
and led into the town of Madrid, in Spain. There...
Read more
The French novelist Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) was the first writer to use fiction to convey the total social scene prevailing within one country at a particular period in its history. Common...
Read more
Had Balzac been a less masterful novelist, the disreputably profligate fraud in him might have overwhelmed his artistry. Still, the other Balzac, the artist, is tainted by his well-earned reputation f...
Read more
Droll Stories — Volume 2
Honoré de Balzac
Honore de Balzac