Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 284 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Waring, James Wormeley, Katharine Prescott 1830 1908 Parisians in the Country The Illustrious Gaudissart -- The Muse of the Department. Produced by John Bickers, David Widger, and Dagny "Parisians in the Country" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the mid-19th century as part of his grand series "La Comédie Humaine." The book consists of two stories: "The Illustrious Gaudissart," which features a charismatic commercial traveler, and "La Muse du Département," which revolves around the life and challenges of provincial characters. Central to the narrative is Felix Gaudissart, a renowned traveler whose interactions with the rural populace reflect the socio-economic tensions between Parisian ideals and provincial realities. The opening of "Parisians in the Country" introduces readers to Felix Gaudissart, a commercial traveler whose charm and yonder spirit have earned him the title of "Illustrious." Balzac paints a vivid picture of Gaudissart's personality, depicting him as a jolly, clever, and persuasive figure, skilled in the art of salesmanship. This chapter elaborates on the nature of his travels and the societal role of commercial travelers in bridging the gap between provincial towns and the bustling city of Paris. As Gaudissart embarks on a new venture in life insurance, he is depicted as exuberantly ambitious yet faced with the daunting task of connecting with resistant locals, setting the stage for conflicts rooted in class and cultural disparity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 557519 2025-08-04T03:58:08.523440 text/html 578494 2021-01-26T22:41:19 text/html 274555 2025-08-04T03:58:17.560962 application/epub+zip 283528 2025-08-04T03:58:11.623933 application/epub+zip 273194 2025-08-04T03:58:10.389942 application/epub+zip 519724 2025-08-04T03:58:21.720920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502462 2025-08-04T03:58:16.694925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455210 2022-09-04T08:02:48.330342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489044 2025-08-04T03:58:07.780505 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 488937 2016-11-23T08:51:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 481356 2015-04-08T06:12:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21728 2025-08-04T03:58:21.873871 application/rdf+xml 15380 2025-08-04T03:58:10.911946 image/jpeg 4125 2025-08-04T03:58:10.650942 image/jpeg 188823 2016-11-23T08:58:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 197742 2021-01-26T22:41:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 187756 2015-04-08T06:13:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 269644 2025-08-04T03:58:08.563452 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 More titles under Marriage, Ellen en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia