Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 334 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Courboin, François 1865 1926 Courboin, Francois Pène du Bois, Henri 1858 1906 Pene du Bois, Henri Du Bois, Henri Pène Bois, Henri Pène du Une rue de Paris et son habitant. English A Street of Paris and Its Inhabitant Produced by Dagny, John Bickers and David Widger "A Street of Paris and Its Inhabitant" by Honoré de Balzac is a character-driven narrative likely written in the early to mid-19th century. This work is a part of Balzac's larger collection known as "La Comédie Humaine," which explores various aspects of society through richly detailed characters and settings. The likely topic centers around the daily life and observations of the inhabitants of a particular Parisian street, highlighting their peculiar traits and interactions. The story primarily follows Professor Jean Nepomucene Apollodore Marmus de Saint-Leu, an esteemed yet absent-minded man of science who navigates the streets of Paris. As the professor embarks on his daily life, he is assisted by his devoted servant, Madame Adolphe, who is keenly aware of his forgetfulness and propensity for distraction. Navigating through his mundane errands, Marmus encounters various challenges that reflect his scholarly demeanor and obliviousness to everyday affairs—exemplified by his interactions with townsfolk and his internal monologues about scientific theories. Through a blend of humor and poignancy, Balzac paints a portrait of a man lost in thought, tussling with the demands of life amidst the backdrop of Parisian society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/8150/8150-h/images/titlepage3.jpg Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Paris (France) -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 62254 2025-06-04T04:59:00.776385 text/html 59724 2020-12-26T11:40:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 789863 2020-12-26T11:40:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 818198 2025-06-04T04:59:03.416362 application/epub+zip 816493 2025-06-04T04:59:01.415414 application/epub+zip 75390 2025-06-04T04:59:01.071408 application/epub+zip 850718 2025-06-04T04:59:05.029390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 835630 2025-06-04T04:59:03.080411 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98336 2022-09-04T09:08:56.512952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44339 2025-06-04T04:59:00.456393 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45633 2020-12-26T11:40:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17677 2020-12-26T11:40:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20512 2025-06-04T04:59:05.185373 application/rdf+xml 10430 2025-06-04T04:59:01.168375 image/jpeg 2227 2025-06-04T04:59:01.117401 image/jpeg 790576 2025-06-04T04:59:00.862406 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia