Project Gutenberg 2005-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 1346 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 Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Birotteau Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story revolves around Cesar Birotteau, a humble yet ambitious perfumer in Paris who experiences both the heights of success and the depths of failure as he navigates social and financial aspirations. The beginning of the novel presents a tense scene where Madame Birotteau is haunted by a nightmare, fearing for her husband, Cesar. She worries that he has left her without a word, contemplating different scenarios, including the possibility of his death or infidelity. When she finally finds him in a ridiculous pursuit of measuring the air, her fear dissipates, leading to a revealing discussion about Cesar's newfound ambition to host a grand ball in celebration of his recent recognition as deputy-mayor. As he shares his extravagant visions for their future and business, the opening reflects the complexities of their relationship, alongside the themes of ambition, fear, and the societal pressures that accompany the pursuit of status. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Revenge -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into English Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Bankruptcy -- Fiction Business enterprises -- Fiction Middle class -- France -- Fiction Cosmetics industry -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 760118 2025-08-01T11:36:16.640818 text/html 786859 2021-01-27T16:42:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 268669 2021-01-27T16:42:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 351252 2025-08-01T11:36:26.364771 application/epub+zip 364493 2025-08-01T11:36:19.759799 application/epub+zip 357169 2025-08-01T11:36:18.486811 application/epub+zip 613629 2025-08-01T11:36:31.554769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 587058 2025-08-01T11:36:25.573787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552172 2022-09-01T12:59:07.631948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 670769 2025-08-01T11:36:15.657845 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 670746 2016-11-22T06:35:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 256313 2016-11-22T06:35:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 660908 2010-03-06T08:39:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 254983 2010-03-06T08:40:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22922 2025-08-01T11:36:31.705740 application/rdf+xml 13431 2025-08-01T11:36:19.016805 image/jpeg 3265 2025-08-01T11:36:18.756814 image/jpeg 342669 2025-08-01T11:36:16.694826 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 fr.wikipedia