Project Gutenberg 2004-08-23 Public domain in the USA. 145 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Droll Stories — Volume 2 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Cent_Contes_drolatiques Translation of: Les contes drôlatiques See also: Vol 1: #1925, Vol 3: #2551, and the complete work #13260 The three clerks of Saint Nicholas -- The continence of King Francis the First -- The merry tattle of the nuns of Poissy -- How the Chateau d'Azay came to be built -- The false courtesan -- The danger of being too innocent -- The dear night of love -- The sermon of the merry vicar of Meudon -- The succubus -- Despair in love. Produced by John Bickers, Ian Hodgson, and Dagny "Droll Stories — Volume 2" by Honoré de Balzac is a collection of humorous tales written during the early 19th century. The stories present a satirical and comedic exploration of life in France, characterized by raucous antics and playful insights that often feature various historical figures and common folk entwined in amusing situations. The opening portion of the volume introduces the author, who playfully defends his literary endeavors against criticism, humorously lamenting the difficulties of creating a substantial body of work. Following this prologue, the narrative begins with the first tale, "The Three Clerks of Saint Nicholas," which follows three unscrupulous clerks as they take up residence at an inn, indulging in self-serving tricks and humorous exploits. Their misadventures and manipulations serve as a backdrop for an exploration of human folly, revealing the author's sharp wit as he navigates through themes of deception and cleverness in an engaging and entertaining manner. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Humorous stories French literature -- 19th century France -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Short stories, French -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: French Literature 375612 2025-08-01T12:59:24.401401 text/html 375433 2025-01-07T23:55:50.864108 text/html 216416 2025-08-01T12:59:31.345385 application/epub+zip 220275 2025-08-01T12:59:27.171405 application/epub+zip 204302 2025-08-01T12:59:26.092410 application/epub+zip 398206 2025-08-01T12:59:34.508391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381808 2025-08-01T12:59:30.682378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332147 2022-09-02T03:35:39.932334 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355159 2025-08-01T12:59:24.090418 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 354945 2020-12-31T16:45:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136539 2020-12-31T16:45:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19172 2025-08-01T12:59:34.641348 application/rdf+xml 14421 2025-08-01T12:59:26.590395 image/jpeg 4066 2025-08-01T12:59:26.342388 image/jpeg 212836 2025-08-01T12:59:24.432413 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