Project Gutenberg 2016-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 216 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) La Comédie humaine - Volume 06. Scènes de la vie de Province - Tome 02 Les Célibataires: (deuxième histoire) Le Curé de Tours -- Les Célibataires: (troisième histoire) Un Ménage de garçon -- Les Parisiens en province: (première histoire) L'Illustre Gaudissart -- Les Parisiens en province: (deuxième histoire) La Muse du département. 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 06. Scènes de la vie de Province - Tome 02" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century. This work is part of a larger series examining various aspects of French society, focusing particularly on the lives and relationships of individuals in provincial towns. The main character in this portion is Abbé Birotteau, a vicar whose aspirations and experiences reflect the complexities of ambition, friendship, and human behavior within a constrained social setting. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Abbé Birotteau as he navigates a rainstorm after an evening gathering, setting the stage for his internal conflicts and unfulfilled desires. As he dreams of becoming a canon, he reflects on his life and his relationship with mademoiselle Gamard, his landlady. The narrative reveals Birotteau’s unacknowledged envy of his deceased friend’s possessions and the comforts they provided, complicating his new role in Gamard’s household. Throughout the opening, a subtle tension builds as Birotteau begins to sense a change in the dynamic between him and Gamard, foreshadowing the challenges and potential conflicts that will arise in their interactions. This intricate depiction of character and social nuance sets the tone for a story rich in moral and psychological depth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: French Literature 1355736 2025-08-20T14:27:13.280806 text/html 1346785 2024-10-23T00:08:39 text/html 2647707 2025-08-20T14:27:28.509755 application/epub+zip 2666093 2025-08-20T14:27:16.154798 application/epub+zip 579608 2025-08-20T14:27:14.638797 application/epub+zip 2994139 2025-08-20T14:27:37.961689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2936170 2025-08-20T14:27:26.826803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 858387 2022-09-23T11:39:31.791393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1282225 2025-08-20T14:27:11.115820 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1262068 2024-10-23T00:08:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17476 2025-08-20T14:27:38.163696 application/rdf+xml 7330 2025-08-20T14:27:14.873811 image/jpeg 1875 2025-08-20T14:27:14.807798 image/jpeg 2448065 2025-08-20T14:27:13.447842 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