Project Gutenberg 2014-03-05 Public domain in the USA. 183 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) La Comédie humaine - Volume 03 Scènes de la vie privée - Tome 3 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 La Femme de trente ans -- Le Contrat de mariage -- Béatrix (première partie) Produced by Claudine Corbasson, Hans Pieterse 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 03" by Honoré de Balzac is a collection of novels and stories written in the mid-19th century. This volume includes tales that explore the complex moral and social fabric of French society during the period, focusing on characters like Julie, the troubled young wife, and Victor d'Aiglemont, her husband, who is depicted as indifferent and self-absorbed. The narrative delves into themes of love, sacrifice, and the often harsh reality of marital relationships, leaving readers to ponder the fates of its characters. At the start of this volume, the narrative introduces Julie, a young woman who feels the weight of her father's expectations and the realities of her marriage to the carefree and shallow Victor. Their first scene together is set against the backdrop of an imperial parade, highlighting contrasts between youthful aspirations and adult disillusionment. As Julie struggles with feelings of isolation and sadness, she is caught between her desire for personal happiness and her commitment to societal norms. The intricacies of her character, alongside her father's protective instincts and Victor's egotism, suggest a deeper exploration of the costs of love and the nature of personal fulfillment within the constraints of society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45060/45060-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: French Literature 1279691 2025-08-18T09:22:15.849089 text/html 1268372 2024-10-24T03:03:16 text/html 2398146 2025-08-18T09:22:28.568971 application/epub+zip 2414246 2025-08-18T09:22:17.976038 application/epub+zip 550792 2025-08-18T09:22:16.959072 application/epub+zip 2715775 2025-08-18T09:22:37.084977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2666261 2025-08-18T09:22:27.295014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 811816 2022-09-20T14:53:07.830395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1220906 2025-08-18T09:22:14.098098 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1200913 2024-10-24T03:03:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17592 2025-08-18T09:22:37.253923 application/rdf+xml 7262 2025-08-18T09:22:17.070037 image/jpeg 1864 2025-08-18T09:22:17.014054 image/jpeg 2317272 2025-08-18T09:22:16.012057 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 en.wikipedia