Project Gutenberg 1999-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 290 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Scott, R. S. Mémoires de deux jeunes mariées. English Letters of Two Brides Translation of: Mémoires de deux jeunes mariées Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9moires_de_deux_jeunes_mari%C3%A9es Produced by John Bickers, Dagny, and David Widger "Letters of Two Brides" by Honoré de Balzac is a collection of epistolary writings penned in the early 19th century. The book offers a glimpse into the lives and thoughts of two close friends, Louise de Chaulieu and Renée de Maucombe, as they navigate the complexities of love, society, and personal aspirations within the context of their distinct life paths. Louise is stepping into the vibrant world of Parisian high society, while Renée is resigning herself to a quieter, more domestic life in the countryside. The opening portion of "Letters of Two Brides" sets the stage for the contrasting experiences of the two protagonists. Louise’s letter reveals her excitement and exhilaration at her newfound freedom and life in Paris after escaping a convent, filled with dreams of love and adventure. She contrasts her lively anticipation with the melancholy of missing her friend, Renée, who writes back from her idyllic but confined life at Maucombe Castle. Renée's life is preparing for an unexciting marriage, which she approaches with a mix of resignation and hope for domestic happiness, setting up the exploration of love, duty, and the differing desires of women in their society throughout the correspondence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Married women -- Fiction Epistolary fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Novels Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature 567930 2025-07-01T11:12:50.258361 text/html 564593 2013-04-04T14:42:58 text/html; charset=us-ascii 201628 2013-04-04T14:42:58 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 277118 2025-07-01T11:12:57.842244 application/epub+zip 288222 2025-07-01T11:12:52.215344 application/epub+zip 288222 2025-07-01T11:12:50.997308 application/epub+zip 506416 2025-07-01T11:13:02.320236 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462879 2025-07-01T11:12:57.079278 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438553 2022-09-01T12:58:46.991824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488640 2025-07-01T11:12:49.520372 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 488436 2009-11-23T10:15:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 193213 2009-11-23T10:16:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20053 2025-07-01T11:13:02.460256 application/rdf+xml 11897 2025-07-01T11:12:51.497294 image/jpeg 3126 2025-07-01T11:12:51.244336 image/jpeg 266679 2025-07-01T11:12:50.301336 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