THE TWO BROTHERS
CHAPTER I
In 1792 the townspeople of Issoudun enjoyed the services
of a physician named Rouget, whom they held to be
a man of consummate malignity. Were we to believe
certain bo...
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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...
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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...
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The Two Brothers
Honoré de Balzac
Honore de Balzac