Project Gutenberg 2025-04-18 Public domain in the USA. 114 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) L'amour masqué. Finnish Naamioitua rakkautta $aPori :$bOtto Andersin, $c1915. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Fille_aux_yeux_d%27or Tuula Temonen and Tapio Riikonen "Naamioitua rakkautta" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story centers on Léon de Préval, a young cavalry officer, and the mysterious, masked woman he meets during the lively Parisian carnival. The main topic of the book is an unconventional romance intertwined with themes of secrecy, freedom, and longing, as the heroine seeks to avoid the constraints of traditional marriage. The opening of the book vividly sets the scene during a bustling Paris carnival, where Léon, feeling out of place among the revelers, becomes entangled with two masked women. After assisting the younger, more enigmatic of the two, Léon is drawn into a game of flirtation, intrigue, and secret meetings—each carefully controlled by the masked woman and surrounded by strict conditions. Their encounters are marked by playful banter and probing questions, as she steadfastly maintains her anonymity yet promises a unique connection. The narrative develops quickly: Léon’s pursuit leads him into a strange pact and an even stranger tryst, culminating in a mysterious and deeply emotional encounter. Eventually, the motives of the masked woman, Elinor, are revealed—her past marked by an unhappy marriage and a desire for independent motherhood. The opening portion immerses the reader in romantic tension, secrecy, and emotional complexity, hinting at a tale where societal expectations about love, marriage, and individuality are thoughtfully challenged. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20241202235629balz 1915 FI Reading ease score: 40.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi French fiction -- Translations into Finnish PQ Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: French Literature 136902 2025-09-30T05:35:19.108038 text/html 121566 2025-09-30T05:35:24.400004 application/epub+zip 122236 2025-09-30T05:35:21.801017 application/epub+zip 114417 2025-09-30T05:35:20.742999 application/epub+zip 269847 2025-09-30T05:35:26.333992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255443 2025-09-30T05:35:23.775034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119875 2025-09-30T05:35:18.846035 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 100149 2025-04-18T14:23:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15867 2025-09-30T05:35:26.457999 application/rdf+xml 15865 2025-09-30T05:35:21.240024 image/jpeg 4130 2025-09-30T05:35:20.991043 image/jpeg 124930 2025-09-30T05:35:19.122023 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