Project Gutenberg 2005-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 385 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Marriage, Ellen 1865 1946 Garrett, Ellen La femme de trente ans. English A Woman of Thirty Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "A Woman of Thirty" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel set in the early 19th century, specifically during the tumultuous years of Napoleon's reign in France. The narrative primarily revolves around the character of Julie de Chatillon, a young woman grappling with the complexities of love, societal expectations, and personal aspirations as she navigates the world of Parisian high society. The opening portion introduces Julie on a vibrant Sunday in April 1813, expressing her youthful impatience and excitement to see a military review led by Napoleon. Accompanied by her father, the two engage in a tender yet complex relationship marked by anxiety about the future. The scene transitions from the beauty of blooming Paris to the more serious concerns of Julie's emerging feelings for Colonel Victor d'Aiglemont, her eventual husband. As their interaction unfolds, the reader glimpses the subtle tensions in both Julie's internal world and her relationship with her father, hinting at the emotional struggles she will face later in life as she transforms from an innocent girl into a woman burdened by the realities of marriage and societal constraints. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en France -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction Marriage -- Fiction France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into English Women -- France -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 493403 2025-10-01T11:15:14.369650 text/html 479720 2024-11-27T10:03:59 text/html 373381 2025-10-01T11:15:19.889599 application/epub+zip 379583 2025-10-01T11:15:15.687598 application/epub+zip 379584 2025-10-01T11:15:14.934677 application/epub+zip 852423 2025-10-01T11:15:23.240574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 826851 2025-10-01T11:15:19.340584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398894 2022-09-01T13:01:46.090757 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428609 2025-10-01T11:15:13.546583 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 408828 2024-11-27T10:03:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 423334 2016-05-05T09:45:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22476 2025-10-01T11:15:23.391588 application/rdf+xml 9221 2025-10-01T11:15:15.183617 image/jpeg 1488 2025-10-01T11:15:15.056625 image/jpeg 165138 2016-11-23T14:34:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 172707 2021-01-27T16:42:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 164445 2016-05-05T09:45:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 925711 2025-10-01T11:15:14.414568 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 More titles under Waring, James en.wikipedia en.wikipedia