Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 113 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Pamela Giraud: A Play in Five Acts Produced by John Bickers, David Widger and Dagny "Pamela Giraud: A Play in Five Acts" by Honoré de Balzac is a dramatic work written during the early 19th century. The play unfolds within the backdrop of Paris during the Napoleonic plots under Louis XVIII and focuses on the titular character, Pamela Giraud, as she navigates issues of love, honor, and societal expectations amid various political intrigues. The opening of the play introduces us to Pamela working at her craft as an artificial flower-maker, revealing her inner thoughts about love and societal pressures. She interacts with Joseph Binet, a friend and suitor, who expresses his feelings for her, but she clearly does not reciprocate. Things take a turn when Jules Rousseau, a wealthy young man, comes into the scene, seeking refuge in Pamela's room, suggesting a love entanglement fraught with danger. The initial act sets up the ensuing dramatic tension as Pamela grapples with her feelings for Jules, the implications of hiding a man in her home, and the pressures from her family, all while the specter of social judgment looms ominously over her choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en French drama -- 19th century -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature 145842 2025-07-04T04:30:16.680318 text/html 140435 2013-04-04T14:47:08 text/html 131963 2025-07-04T04:30:23.751269 application/epub+zip 136055 2025-07-04T04:30:19.684305 application/epub+zip 116349 2025-07-04T04:30:18.563301 application/epub+zip 273333 2025-07-04T04:30:25.690291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283100 2025-07-04T04:30:23.045319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206924 2022-09-04T08:45:10.734115 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136726 2025-07-04T04:30:16.417345 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136514 2009-07-24T15:40:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18575 2025-07-04T04:30:25.810260 application/rdf+xml 15782 2025-07-04T04:30:19.045304 image/jpeg 3820 2025-07-04T04:30:18.802323 image/jpeg 48115 2013-04-04T14:47:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 47393 2009-07-24T15:41:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 131549 2025-07-04T04:30:16.692313 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