Project Gutenberg 2017-05-14 Public domain in the USA. 252 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) La Comédie humaine - Volume 08. Scènes de la vie de Province - Tome 04 Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Com%C3%A9die_humaine Illusions perdues: Les deux poètes. Un grand homme de province à Paris. Ève et David. 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 08. Scènes de la vie de Province - Tome 04" by Balzac is a novel written in the mid-19th century. This volume is part of a larger series that explores the intricacies of social life and human behavior in France, particularly focusing on the provincial life through its detailed character studies and narratives. The opening portion introduces key characters such as Jérôme-Nicolas Séchard, an avaricious and alcoholic printer, and his son David, who seeks to establish his own life while contending with his father's oppressive nature and their declining print business. The beginning of this volume sets the stage for a portrayal of familial and social dynamics in the provincial town of Angoulême. It outlines Séchard's antiquated printing practices and his attempts to manipulate his son into inheriting the struggling business under dubious conditions. The story also introduces David's relationships, particularly with his old friend Lucien, illustrating their ambitions and dreams for a brighter future away from their current circumstances. This opening engrosses readers by intricately weaving detailed descriptions of the characters and their environment, making it clear that the narrative will tackle themes of ambition, familial conflict, and societal constraints within a richly constructed setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.9 (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 1539610 2025-07-22T04:08:59.126981 text/html 1531857 2024-10-23T02:05:40 text/html 2865336 2025-07-22T04:09:15.227865 application/epub+zip 2884626 2025-07-22T04:09:02.032988 application/epub+zip 660231 2025-07-22T04:09:00.496981 application/epub+zip 3250937 2025-07-22T04:09:25.408804 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3183150 2025-07-22T04:09:13.479909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 968212 2022-09-24T22:55:11.879445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1452009 2025-07-22T04:08:56.776966 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1431952 2024-10-23T02:05:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17458 2025-07-22T04:09:25.565819 application/rdf+xml 7299 2025-07-22T04:09:00.629929 image/jpeg 1869 2025-07-22T04:09:00.564927 image/jpeg 2692482 2025-07-22T04:08:59.306995 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