| An Old Maid Contributor(s): Wormeley, Katharine Prescott (Translator), de Balzac, Honoré (Author) |
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ISBN: 1975932404 ISBN-13: 9781975932404 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $9.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 6" W x 9" (0.41 lbs) 132 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This short and incisive novel stands out for the density of its story and its rapid succession of events. Balzac takes time to carefully describe the house of Mademoiselle Cormon, the old maid, in the city of Alen on, before entering directly into the heart of the matter. The portrait of Mademoiselle Cormon is one of the most successful in The Human Comedy. Balzac delivers in this novel one of his most nuanced analysis of a provincial town's social, political and financial affairs. |