Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 361 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Wormeley, Katharine Prescott 1830 1908 Bureaucracy Produced by John Bickers, Bonnie Sala, and Dagny, and David Widger "Bureaucracy" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century that delves into the intricacies and challenges of governmental work in post-revolutionary France. The story begins with Xavier Rabourdin, an ambitious civil servant who dreams of reforming the administrative system while grappling with the complexities of his professional and personal life, notably his marriage to the spirited Celestine Leprince. The opening of "Bureaucracy" introduces the Rabourdin household and paints a detailed portrait of Xavier Rabourdin, his mundane yet complicated existence in service to the government, and his relationship with Celestine. As Rabourdin strives for personal advancement and seeks to implement his ideas on bureaucratic reforms, Celestine feels stifled by the limitations imposed on their lifestyle, leading her to pursue her ambitions independently. This interplay of aspirations, societal expectations, and bureaucratic inefficiency sets the stage for a deeper exploration of 19th-century French society and governance, highlighting the tensions between ambition and reality in a changing world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en French fiction -- Translations into English France -- Politics and government -- 19th century -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 547699 2025-08-01T09:25:53.544025 text/html 567234 2021-01-27T20:40:15 text/html; charset=utf-8 264657 2025-08-01T09:26:00.922972 application/epub+zip 272553 2025-08-01T09:25:55.461999 application/epub+zip 272553 2025-08-01T09:25:54.279039 application/epub+zip 460425 2025-08-01T09:26:05.032965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439733 2025-08-01T09:26:00.084030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408839 2022-09-01T10:34:11.647618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481000 2025-08-01T09:25:52.830017 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 481033 2016-11-22T07:03:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 17462 2025-08-01T09:26:05.178954 application/rdf+xml 12447 2025-08-01T09:25:54.794003 image/jpeg 3308 2025-08-01T09:25:54.535034 image/jpeg 257661 2025-08-01T09:25:53.584058 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia