Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 542 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Bell, Clara 1834 1927 At the Sign of the Cat and Racket Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Maison_du_chat-qui-pelote Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "At the Sign of the Cat and Racket" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel likely written during the early 19th century. The story introduces us to a vibrant Paris, rich in detail and atmosphere, as it pivots around the lives of a young artist, Théodore de Sommervieux, and a modest shopkeeper's daughter, Augustine Guillaume. The plot delves into themes of love, societal expectations, and the contrasting worlds of art and commerce. The opening portion of the novel paints a vivid picture of its setting, the Rue Saint-Denis, where a young man, clearly of a different class, stands in rapture at the façade of an old shop, "The Cat and Racket." As he observes the shop and the mysterious figures within, including the charming Augustine, who makes a fleeting appearance at the window, we sense an instant attraction that blossoms into a complex love story. The bustling shop scene introduces us to Monsieur Guillaume, the owner, and different characters, including Augustine’s kind but strict family dynamic, revealing the constraints of societal class and duty. Balzac intricately weaves humor and depth into the everyday lives of his characters, hinting at future conflicts in love and ambition as they navigate their interwoven fates. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: French Literature 166353 2025-08-01T10:43:25.791806 text/html 165799 2021-01-27T18:41:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 59700 2021-01-27T18:41:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 138634 2025-08-01T10:43:31.983762 application/epub+zip 139713 2025-08-01T10:43:29.057788 application/epub+zip 124898 2025-08-01T10:43:27.727784 application/epub+zip 261137 2025-08-01T10:43:34.159774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250696 2025-08-01T10:43:31.312742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214725 2022-09-01T12:03:50.781116 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146041 2025-08-01T10:43:25.340831 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 146022 2016-11-23T12:46:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 56948 2016-11-23T12:49:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 144833 2010-02-28T13:37:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56758 2010-02-28T13:38:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21968 2025-08-01T10:43:34.316755 application/rdf+xml 13714 2025-08-01T10:43:28.390794 image/jpeg 3392 2025-08-01T10:43:28.030787 image/jpeg 137384 2025-08-01T10:43:25.805830 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia