Project Gutenberg 2004-08-02 Public domain in the USA. 157 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Bell, Clara 1834 1927 Marriage, Ellen 1865 1946 Garrett, Ellen Domestic Peace Translation of: La paix de menage Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "Domestic Peace" by Honoré de Balzac is a short novel written in the early 19th century, during the Napoleonic era. This work is set against the backdrop of Napoleon’s reign and explores the intricacies of social dynamics and romantic entanglements within the French aristocracy. The likely topic of the book revolves around themes of love, infidelity, and the shifting power relations among its characters during a complex period in French history. The story follows the Comtesse de Soulanges as she navigates through a lavish ball hosted by the Comte de Gondreville, where multiple romantic intrigues unfold. The Comtesse, under pressure from her aunt, reluctantly attends a gathering where she is exposed to social rivalries and manipulations. Central to the narrative are her interactions with various male suitors, including the dashing lawyer Martial de la Roche-Hugon and the moody Comte de Soulanges, her husband, who bears the weight of his own unfaithfulness. As relationships tangle, misunderstandings arise, culminating in a poignant exploration of marital discord, societal expectations, and the bittersweet nature of love in a time when appearances often mask deeper emotional struggles. The narrative ultimately reveals the fragility of domestic peace amidst the lavish but precarious lives of its characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: French Literature 116952 2025-08-01T09:43:30.437210 text/html 116713 2021-01-27T20:42:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 108823 2025-08-01T09:43:34.965182 application/epub+zip 108817 2025-08-01T09:43:32.344168 application/epub+zip 108817 2025-08-01T09:43:31.279178 application/epub+zip 209534 2025-08-01T09:43:37.044143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200532 2025-08-01T09:43:34.274176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162856 2022-09-01T10:55:00.184691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99531 2025-08-01T09:43:30.087177 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 99512 2016-11-22T08:19:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 18504 2025-08-01T09:43:37.183157 application/rdf+xml 12409 2025-08-01T09:43:31.794173 image/jpeg 3307 2025-08-01T09:43:31.549167 image/jpeg 105434 2025-08-01T09:43:30.449210 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia More titles under Waring, James