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 Project Gutenberg 2007-05-07 Public domain in the USA. 192 Girardin, Emile de, Mme 1804 1855 Gay, Delphine Girardin, Delphine de Girardin, Mme Emile de Girardon, Emile de, Mme Launay, Charles, vicomte de Girardin, Delphine Gay de La canne de M. de Balzac Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Canne_de_M._de_Balzac Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at DP Europe (http://dp.rastko.net); produced from images of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "La canne de M. de Balzac" by Mme Émile de Girardin is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story focuses on a young and exceptionally handsome man named Tancrède, who finds his beauty to be more of a curse than a blessing, leading to a series of rejections and disappointments in his endeavors. The narrative explores themes of societal perception, beauty, and the challenges faced by those who are strikingly attractive. At the start of the novel, the author reflects on the burdens of beauty, especially for men, through the experiences of Tancrède Dorimont, who is both beautiful and unfortunate. Despite his physical allure, he struggles against the prejudices of society, as he faces obstacles due to his looks that often overshadow his intelligence and character. The opening portion delves into his tries to make his way in Paris, where he encounters various characters like the wealthy banker M. Nantua and his wife, who fear his beauty as a potential source of gossip and complications. As the story unfolds, it becomes apparent that Tancrède's journey will involve navigating the perils of societal expectations and the mysterious allure of a prominent figure, M. de Balzac, whose remarkable cane captures his curiosity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: French Literature 305627 2025-08-09T05:38:43.821751 text/html 342986 2007-05-07T11:13:04 text/html 187511 2025-08-09T05:38:50.487684 application/epub+zip 191466 2025-08-09T05:38:45.740723 application/epub+zip 181003 2025-08-09T05:38:44.578715 application/epub+zip 349577 2025-08-09T05:38:53.969674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323055 2025-08-09T05:38:49.672654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284426 2022-09-10T06:57:59.156725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288604 2025-08-09T05:38:43.044791 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 276069 2007-05-07T11:13:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 276066 2007-05-07T11:13:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21158 2025-08-09T05:38:54.098639 application/rdf+xml 11190 2025-08-09T05:38:45.082700 image/jpeg 3034 2025-08-09T05:38:44.831693 image/jpeg 103029 2007-05-07T11:13:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 103039 2007-05-07T11:13:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 119750 2007-05-07T11:13:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 184712 2025-08-09T05:38:43.848727 application/octet-stream application/zip fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia