| Cousin Betty: La Comédie Humaine: La Cousine Bette Contributor(s): Waring, James (Translator), De Balzac, Honore (Author) |
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ISBN: 1981641505 ISBN-13: 9781981641505 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $10.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.78 lbs) 260 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: La Cousine Bette is an 1846 novel by French author Honor de Balzac. Set in mid-19th century Paris, it tells the story of an unmarried middle-aged woman who plots the destruction of her extended family. Bette works with Val rie Marneffe, an unhappily married young lady, to seduce and torment a series of men. One of these is Baron Hector Hulot, husband to Bette's cousin Adeline. He sacrifices his family's fortune and good name to please Val rie, who leaves him for a tradesman named Crevel. |
