The complete online text of Farewell by Honoré de Balzac.

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 for what has been called artistic license or dishonesty...

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. Commonly regarded as the founder of social realism, he also...

Farewells: "Flash Gordon" Mineo, one of the more prolific Funny Car match racers from the late 1960s to 1980, was killed in a boating accident Sept. 2 that also claimed the lives of his wife Ann and three other people. The Mineos were in...

Farewell, Alverno President, graduates look back, and ahead, in ceremony By LEONARD SYKES JR. lsykes@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel Sunday, May 18, 2003 In her last address to students Saturday, the nun who has led Alverno College for 34 years turned...

Rep. J. Dennis Hastert, who served as House speaker longer than any other Republican, bade farewell to his colleagues Thursday, confirming that he will not complete his 11th term.Hastert, 65, did not say exactly when he will resign, but indicated it will be soon. He...

With a blast of Nirvana's "All Apologies," the 17-month effort to establish a talk station at New York's 92.3 FM ended abruptly Thursday afternoon with the return of K-Rock _ the station's identity before Howard Stern departed for satellite radio in January 2006.The new format...