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 2012-10-28 Public domain in the USA. 792 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) La Comédie humaine - Volume 01 Scènes de la vie privée - Tome 1 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Com%C3%A9die_humaine Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Com%C3%A9die_humaine Avant-propos -- La Maison du chat-qui-pelote -- Le Bal de Sceaux -- La Bourse -- La Vendetta -- Madame Firmiani -- Une double famille -- La Paix du ménage -- La Fausse Maîtresse -- Étude de femme -- Albert Savarus Produced by Claudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "La Comédie humaine - Volume 01" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century. It serves as a vast portrayal of French society, offering detailed insights into social and moral themes, with a multitude of characters and stories woven together. The work features characters like the ambitious young man Eugène de Rastignac, who seeks to navigate the complexities of Parisian society. At the start of this volume, the narrative introduces a young man, elegantly dressed and mysterious, as he observes a quaint old house known as the Chat-qui-pelote. He muses over its historical significance while being entertained by the comical sign depicting a cat playing with a tennis racket. The scene captures not only his curiosity but also the rich tapestry of life in Paris, hinting at a deeper involvement with the quaint characters and the overarching societal themes that Balzac intends to explore. As the young man's attention shifts to the window above, the brief appearance of a beautiful young woman adds a layer of romance and intrigue, suggesting that this observation will lead to more significant interactions and developments within the bustling social environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41211/41211-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 66.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: French Literature 1324293 2025-08-16T15:35:49.335280 text/html 1323208 2024-10-23T11:52:33 text/html 2497261 2025-08-16T15:36:02.970156 application/epub+zip 2515199 2025-08-16T15:35:51.572202 application/epub+zip 560841 2025-08-16T15:35:50.455285 application/epub+zip 2847929 2025-08-16T15:36:12.129124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2769217 2025-08-16T15:36:01.556146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 824195 2022-09-18T19:26:48.543046 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1264247 2025-08-16T15:35:47.424265 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1244395 2024-10-23T11:52:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17638 2025-08-16T15:36:12.288109 application/rdf+xml 7465 2025-08-16T15:35:50.565204 image/jpeg 1746 2025-08-16T15:35:50.512283 image/jpeg 2454940 2025-08-16T15:35:49.497217 application/octet-stream application/zip fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia