| Balzac Contributor(s): Lawton, Frederick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1419108840 ISBN-13: 9781419108846 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: One has little doubt in deciding that, of the two spurs which goaded Balzac's labours, his desire for wealth acted more persistently and energetically than his desire for glory. In his conversations, in his correspondence, money was the eternal theme; in his novels it is almost always the hinge on which the interest, whether of character, plot, or passion, depends. Money was his obsession, day and night; and, in his dormant visions, it must have loomed largely. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Literary Collections | European - French - Biography & Autobiography | Artists, Architects, Photographers |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 8.25" W x 11" (0.88 lbs) 172 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |
