Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 237 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 Adieu Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adieu_(short_story) Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "Adieu" by Honoré de Balzac is a poignant novella likely written during the early to mid-19th century. This work falls under the category of literary fiction, interweaving themes of love, loss, and the human condition against the backdrop of post-Napoleonic France. The novella navigates the complex emotional landscapes of its characters as they confront the remnants of their past and the scars left by historical events. The story revolves primarily around Colonel Philippe de Sucy and his unsettling encounter with the Comtesse de Vandieres, whose life and sanity have been irrevocably altered by her experiences during a tumultuous historical moment. Following the retreat from Russia during the Napoleonic Wars, Philippe discovers Stephanie living in a state of madness, deeply affected by the horrors of war. The narrative captures Philippe’s desperate attempts to revive Stephanie’s lost memories and emotions through acts of love and cruelty, culminating in a tragic climax that echoes the emotional and physical turmoil of their past. Through evocative imagery and rich character development, Balzac paints a melancholic portrait of the enduring impacts of trauma, the fragility of sanity, and the haunting echoes of love that resonate long after the physical presence has faded. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en France -- Social life and customs -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: French Literature 130120 2025-08-01T10:10:01.322221 text/html 130828 2021-01-27T19:43:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 45113 2021-01-27T19:43:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 106873 2025-08-01T10:10:05.760208 application/epub+zip 107012 2025-08-01T10:10:03.049191 application/epub+zip 107014 2025-08-01T10:10:02.000225 application/epub+zip 184599 2025-08-01T10:10:07.749226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173817 2025-08-01T10:10:05.079232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153089 2022-09-01T11:22:06.022307 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110101 2025-08-01T10:10:01.010235 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110067 2016-11-21T13:58:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 42607 2016-11-21T14:00:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 108597 2010-02-26T11:42:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42392 2010-02-26T11:43:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22007 2025-08-01T10:10:07.912174 application/rdf+xml 9328 2025-08-01T10:10:02.486236 image/jpeg 2644 2025-08-01T10:10:02.243194 image/jpeg 103366 2025-08-01T10:10:01.336200 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia