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 2004-10-19 Public domain in the USA. 433 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Marriage, Ellen 1865 1946 Garrett, Ellen Gobseck Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobseck Produced by Dagny, and Bonnie Sala, and David Widger "Gobseck" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century. The book delves into themes of wealth, power, and moral decay set against the backdrop of Parisian society, personified through the protagonist, Gobseck, a usurer whose life story is narrated by a young attorney, Derville. As we move through the narrative, the complexity of human motives and the impacts of financial corruption come into sharp focus, particularly as they relate to the lives of characters like Camille and the Comte de Restaud. The opening of "Gobseck" introduces us to the Vicomtesse de Grandlieu's salon, where conversations hint at familial and societal tensions revolving around wealth and reputation. The character of Derville, the attorney, becomes a central narrator as he recounts his youthful encounters with Gobseck, a shrewd old usurer who embodies the themes of economic struggle and moral ambiguity. As Derville shares details about the intricacies of Gobseck's world, readers are drawn into a narrative that promises a rich exploration of personal ambition, societal dynamics, and the darker sides of human desire intertwined with the pursuit of money and power. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 175735 2025-08-01T09:38:24.430238 text/html 180179 2021-01-27T20:41:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 128382 2025-08-01T09:38:29.116217 application/epub+zip 128982 2025-08-01T09:38:26.059224 application/epub+zip 128984 2025-08-01T09:38:25.019234 application/epub+zip 208862 2025-08-01T09:38:31.454208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198667 2025-08-01T09:38:28.517205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175754 2022-09-01T10:48:27.033498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151426 2025-08-01T09:38:24.076228 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 151437 2016-11-22T12:35:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 17507 2025-08-01T09:38:31.604195 application/rdf+xml 8787 2025-08-01T09:38:25.506232 image/jpeg 2520 2025-08-01T09:38:25.261214 image/jpeg 125120 2025-08-01T09:38:24.445234 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia More titles under Waring, James