The Best Works of Balzac (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Father Goriot, Pierre Grassou, Cousin Pons, Cousin Betty, Colonel Chabert, Catherine de Medici…By Honoré de Balzac
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Gathering emblematic novels and tales from La Comédie humaine, The Best Works of Balzac displays the vast architecture of society minutely as a natural history. Its pages move from provincial ambition and Parisian speculation to domestic intrigue and moral ruin, rendered in a dense, analytical prose alive to money, furniture, gesture, and law. Balzac's realism is never mere transcription: it is melodramatic, satirical, and philosophically systematic, a bridge between Romantic energy and the modern social novel. Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850), the prodigious French novelist, fashioned his fiction from restless observation and personal struggle. Failed ventures in printing and publishing, chronic debt, legal anxieties, and immersion in journalism sharpened his understanding of credit, class, ambition, and reputation. His tireless labor, often sustained by nocturnal writing and coffee, produced an interconnected fictional universe in which recurring characters reveal the hidden mechanisms of Restoration and July Monarchy France. This collection is recommended to readers seeking not only great storytelling but an anatomy of modernity. Balzac rewards patience: his crowded rooms, contracts, genealogies, and passions accumulate into a vision of society where desire is inseparable from economics. For students of realism, nineteenth-century France, or the novel's development, these works remain indispensable—absorbing, formidable, and startlingly contemporary.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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Table of contents
1Introduction
320Chapter VIII. Tricks and Farces of the Embryo Long Robe
2Introduction
321Chapter IX. La Marquise De Las Florentinas Y Cabirolos
3Author Biography
322Chapter X. Another Catastrophe
4Historical Context
323Chapter XI. Oscar’s Last Blunder
5Synopsis (Selection)
324Two Poets (pt. 1)
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6Novels
325Two Poets (pt. 2)
7The Chouans
326Two Poets (pt. 3)
8I. An Ambuscade
327Honorine (pt. 1)
9II. One of Fouche’s Ideas (pt. 1)
328Honorine (pt. 2)
10II. One of Fouche’s Ideas (pt. 2)
329Modeste Mignon
11III. A Day Without a Morrow (pt. 1)
330Chapter I. The Chalet
12III. A Day Without a Morrow (pt. 2)
331Chapter II. A Portrait From Life
13III. A Day Without a Morrow (pt. 3)
332Chapter III. Preliminaries
14At the Sign of the Cat and Racket
333Chapter IV. A Simple Story
15Vendetta
334Chapter V. The Problem Still Unsolved
16Chapter I. Prologue
335Chapter VI. A Maiden’s First Romance
17Chapter II. The Studio
336Chapter VII. A Poet of the Angelic School
18Chapter III. Labedoyere’s Friend
337Chapter VIII. Blade to Blade
19Chapter IV. Love
338Chapter IX. The Power of the Unseen
20Chapter V. Marriage
339Chapter X. The Marriage of Souls
21Chapter VI. Retribution
340Chapter XI. What Comes of Correspondence
22The Magic Skin
341Chapter XII. A Declaration of Love,—Set to Music
23I. The Talisman (pt. 1)
342Chapter XIII. A Full-Length Portrait of Monsieur De La Briere
24I. The Talisman (pt. 2)
343Chapter XIV. Matters Grown Complicated
25II. A Woman Without a Heart (pt. 1)
344Chapter XV. A Father Steps In
26II. A Woman Without a Heart (pt. 2)
345Chapter XVI. Disenchanted
27III. The Agony (pt. 1)
346Chapter XVII. A Third Suitor
28III. The Agony (pt. 2)
347Chapter XVIII. A Splendid First Appearance
29Epilogue
348Chapter XIX. Of Which the Author Thinks a Good Deal
30The Exiles
349Chapter XX. The Poet Does His Exercises
31Louis Lambert (pt. 1)
350Chapter XXI. Modeste Plays Her Part
32Louis Lambert (pt. 2)
351Chapter XXII. A Riddle Guessed
33Eugenie Grandet
352Chapter XXIII. Butscha Distinguishes Himself
34I
353Chapter XXIV. The Poet Feels That He Is Loved Too Well
35II
354Chapter XXV. A Diplomatic Letter
36III
355Chapter XXVI. True Love
37IV
356Chapter XXVII. A Girl’s Revenge
38V
357Chapter XXVIII. Modeste Behaves With Dignity
39VI
358Chapter XXIX. Conclusion
40VII
359Cousin Betty (pt. 1)
41VIII
360Cousin Betty (pt. 2)
42IX
361Cousin Betty (pt. 3)
43X
362Cousin Betty (pt. 4)
44XI
363Cousin Betty (pt. 5)
45XII
364Cousin Betty (pt. 6)
46XIII
365Cousin Betty (pt. 7)
47XIV
366Scenes From a Courtesan's Life (pt. 1)
48The Country Doctor
367Scenes From a Courtesan's Life (pt. 2)
49Chapter I. The Countryside and the Man (pt. 1)
368Scenes From a Courtesan's Life (pt. 3)
50Chapter I. The Countryside and the Man (pt. 2)
369Scenes From a Courtesan's Life (pt. 4)
51Chapter II. A Doctor’s Round (pt. 1)
370Scenes From a Courtesan's Life (pt. 5)
52Chapter II. A Doctor’s Round (pt. 2)
371Scenes From a Courtesan's Life (pt. 6)
53Chapter III. The Napoleon of the People
372Scenes From a Courtesan's Life (pt. 7)
54Chapter IV. The Country Doctor’s Confession
373Scenes From a Courtesan's Life (pt. 8)
55Chapter V. Elegies
374Scenes From a Courtesan's Life (pt. 9)
56Ferragus
375I (pt. 1)
57Preface
376I (pt. 2)
58Chapter I. Madame Jules
377I (pt. 3)
59Chapter II. Ferragus
378XVII
60Chapter III. The Wife Accused
379XVIII
61Chapter IV. Where Go to Die?
380XIX
62Chapter V. Conclusion
381XX
63The Duchesse De Langeais (pt. 1)
382XXI
64The Duchesse De Langeais (pt. 2)
383XXII
65The Duchesse De Langeais (pt. 3)
384XXIII
66The Alkahest
385XXIV
67Chapter I
386XXV
68Chapter II
387XXVI
69Chapter III
388XXVII
70Chapter IV
389XXVIII
71Chapter V
390XXIX
72Chapter VI
391XXX
73Chapter VII
392XXXI
74Chapter VIII
393The Brotherhood of Consolation
75Chapter IX
394First Episode. Madame De La Chanterie
76Chapter X
395I. The Malady of the Age
77Chapter XI
396II. Old House, Old People, Old Customs
78Chapter XII
397III. The House of Mongenod
79Chapter XIII
398IV. Farewell to the Life of the World
80Chapter XIV
399V. The Influence of Books
81Chapter XV
400VI. The Business of the House of Chanterie and Company
82Chapter XVI
401VII. Monsieur Alain Tells His Secrets
83Seraphita
402VIII. Who She Was—Wife and Mother
84Chapter I. Seraphitus
403IX. The Legal Statement
85Chapter II. Seraphita
404X. Pray for Those Who Despitefully Use You and Persecute You
86Chapter III. Seraphita-Seraphitus
405Second Episode. The Initiate
87Chapter IV. The Clouds of the Sanctuary
406XI. The Police of the Good God
88Chapter V. Farewell
407XII. A Case to Investigate
89Chapter VI. The Path to Heaven
408XIII. Further Investigations
90Chapter VII. The Assumption
409XIV. How the Poor and Helpless Are Preyed Upon
91Father Goriot (pt. 1)
410XV. An Evening With Vanda
92Father Goriot (pt. 2)
411XVI. A Lesson in Charity
93Father Goriot (pt. 3)
412XVII. Halpersohn
94Father Goriot (pt. 4)
413XVIII. Who Monsieur Bernard Was
95Father Goriot (pt. 5)
414XIX. Vengeance
96The Lily of the Valley
415Sons of the Soil
97Chapter I. Two Childhoods (pt. 1)
416Part I
98Chapter I. Two Childhoods (pt. 2)
417Chapter I. The Chateau
99Chapter II. First Love (pt. 1)
418Chapter II. A Bucolic Overlooked by Virgil
100Chapter II. First Love (pt. 2)
419Chapter III. The Tavern
101Chapter III. The Two Women (pt. 1)
420Chapter IV. Another Idyll
102Chapter III. The Two Women (pt. 2)
421Chapter V. Enemies Face to Face
103The Marriage Contract
422Chapter VI. A Tale of Thieves
104Chapter I. Pro and Con
423Chapter VII. Certain Lost Social Species
105Chapter II. The Pink of Fashion
424Chapter VIII. The Great Revolutions of a Little Valley
106Chapter III. The Marriage Contract—First Day
425Chapter IX. Concerning the Mediocracy
107Chapter IV. The Marriage Contract—Second Day
426Chapter X. The Sadness of a Happy Woman
108Chapter V. The Marriage Contract—Third Day
427Chapter XI. The Oaristys, Eighteenth Eclogue of Theocritus Little Admired on the Police Calendar
109Chapter VI. Conclusion
428Chapter XII. Showeth How the Tavern Is the People’s Parliament
110An Old Maid
429Chapter XIII. A Type of the Country Usurer
111Chapter I. One of Many Chevaliers De Valois
430Part II
112Chapter II. Susannah and the Elders
431Chapter I. The Leading Society of Soulanges
113Chapter III. Athanase
432Chapter II. The Conspirators in the Queen’s Salon
114Chapter IV. Mademoiselle Cormon
433Chapter III. The Cafe De La Paix
115Chapter V. An Old Maid’s Household
434Chapter IV. The Triumvirate of Ville-Aux-Fayes
116Chapter VI. Final Disappointment and Its First Result
435Chapter V. Victory Without a Fight
117Chapter VII. Other Results
436Chapter VI. The Forest and the Harvest
118Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau
437Chapter VII. The Greyhound
119Part I. Cesar at His Apogee
438Chapter VIII. Rural Virtue
120I
439Chapter IX. The Catastrophe
121II
440Chapter X. The Triumph of the Vanquished
122III
441Catherine De' Medici (pt. 1)
123IV
442Catherine De' Medici (pt. 2)
124V
443Catherine De' Medici (pt. 3)
125VI
444Catherine De' Medici (pt. 4)
126VII
445Catherine De' Medici (pt. 5)
127Part II. Cesar Grappling With Misfortune
446Catherine De' Medici (pt. 6)
128I
447A Distinguished Provincial at Paris (pt. 1)
129II
448A Distinguished Provincial at Paris (pt. 2)
130III
449A Distinguished Provincial at Paris (pt. 3)
131IV
450A Distinguished Provincial at Paris (pt. 4)
132V
451A Distinguished Provincial at Paris (pt. 5)
133VI
452A Distinguished Provincial at Paris (pt. 6)
134VII
453The Lesser Bourgeoisie
135Addendum
454Part I. The Lesser Bourgeois of Paris
136The Collection of Antiquities (pt. 1)
455Chapter I. Departing Paris
137The Collection of Antiquities (pt. 2)
456Chapter II. The History of a Tyranny
138The Collection of Antiquities (pt. 3)
457Chapter III. Colleville
139A Daughter of Eve
458Chapter IV. The Circle of Monsieur and Madame Thuillier
140Chapter I. The Two Maries
459Chapter V. A Principal Personage
141Chapter II. A Confidence Between Sisters
460Chapter VI. A Keynote
142Chapter III. The History of a Fortunate Woman
461Chapter VII. The Worthy Phellions
143Chapter IV. A Celebrated Man
462Chapter VIII. Ad Majorem Theodosis Gloriam
144Chapter V. Florine
463Chapter IX. The Banker of the Poor
145Chapter VI. Romantic Love
464Chapter X. How Brigitte Was Won
146Chapter VII. Suicide
465Chapter XI. The Reign of Theodose
147Chapter VIII. A Lover Saved and Lost
466Chapter XII. Devils Against Devils
148Chapter IX. The Husband’s Triumph
467Chapter XIII. The Perversity of Doves
149Beatrix
468Chapter XIV. One of Cerizet’s Female Clients
150I. A Breton Town and Mansion
469Chapter XV. The Difficulties That Crop Up in the Easiest of Thefts
151II. The Baron, His Wife, and Sister
470Chapter XVI. Du Portail
152III. Three Breton Silhouettes
471Chapter XVII. In Which the Lamb Devours the Wolf
153IV. A Normal Evening
472Chapter XVIII. Set a Saint to Catch a Saint
154V. Calyste
473Part II. The Parvenus
155VI. Biography of Camille Maupin
474Chapter I. Phellion, Under a New Aspect
156VII. Les Touches
475Chapter II. The Provencal’s Present Position
157VIII. La Marquise Beatrix
476Chapter III. Good Blood Cannot Lie
158IX. A First Meeting
477Chapter IV. Hungary Versus Provence
159X. Drama
478Chapter V. Showing How Near the Tarpeian Rock Is to the Capitol
160XI. Female Diplomacy
479Chapter VI. ‘Twas Thus They Bade Adieu
161XII. Correspondence
480Chapter VII. How to Shut the Door in People’s Faces
162XIII. Duel Between Women
481Chapter VIII
163XIV. An Excursion to Croisic
482Chapter IX. Give and Take
164XV. Conti
483Chapter X. In Which Cerizet Practises the Healing Art and the Art of Poisoning on the Same Day
165XVI. Sickness Unto Death
484Chapter XI. Explanations and What Came of Them
166XVII. A Death: A Marriage
485Chapter XII. A Star
167XVIII. The End of a Honey-Moon
486Chapter XIII. The Man Who Thinks the Star Too Bright
168XIX. The First Lie of a Pious Duchess
487Chapter XIV. A Stormy Day
169XX. A Short Treatise on Certainty: But Not From Pascal’s Point of View
488Chapter XV. At Du Portail’s
170XXI. The Wickedness of a Good Woman
489Chapter XVI. Checkmate to Thuillier
171XXII. The Normal History of an Upper-Class Grisette
490Chapter XVII. In the Exercise of His Functions
172XXIII. One of the Diseases of the Age
491Novellas
173XXIV. The Influence of Social Relations and Position
492The Ball at Sceaux
174XXV. A Prince of Bohemia
493Sarrasine
175XXVI. Disillusions—in All but La Fontaine’s Fables
494A Second Home (pt. 1)
176The Village Rector
495A Second Home (pt. 2)
177I. The Sauviats
496Domestic Peace
178II. Veronique
497Gobseck
179III. Marriage
498El Verdugo
180IV. The History of Many Married Women in the Provinces
499Colonel Chabert (pt. 1)
181V. Tascheron
500Colonel Chabert (pt. 2)
182VI. Discussions and Christian Solicitudes
501The Vicar of Tours
183VII. Montegnac
502I
184VIII. The Rector of Montegnac
503II
185IX. Denise
504III
186X. Third Phase of Veronique’s Life
505IV
187XI. The Rector at Work
506The Girl With the Golden Eyes (pt. 1)
188XII. The Soul of Forests
507The Girl With the Golden Eyes (pt. 2)
189XIII. Farrabesche
508Secrets of the Princesse De Cadignan
190XIV. The Torrent of the Gabou
509Chapter I. The Last Word of Two Great Coquettes
191XV. Story of a Galley-Slave
510Chapter II. Daniel D’arthez
192XVI. Concerns One of the Blunders of the Nineteenth Century
511Chapter III. The Princess Goes to Work
193XVII. The Revolution of July Judged at Montegnac
512Chapter IV. The Confession of a Pretty Woman
194XVIII. Catherine Curieux
513Chapter V. A Trial of Faith
195XIX. A Death Blow
514Z. Marcas
196XX. The Last Struggle
515Pierrette
197XXI. Confession at the Gates of the Tomb
516I. The Lorrains
198Ursule Mirouet
517II. The Rogrons
199Chapter I. The Frightened Heirs
518III. Pathology of Retired Mercers
200Chapter II. The Rich Uncle
519IV. Pierrette
201Chapter III. The Doctor's Friends
520V. History of Poor Cousins in the Home of Rich Ones
202Chapter IV. Zelie
521VI. An Old Maid’s Jealousy
203Chapter V. Ursula
522VII. Domestic Tyranny
204Chapter VI. A Treatise on Mesmerism
523VIII. The Loves of Jacques and Pierrette
205Chapter VII. A Two-Fold Conversion
524IX. The Family Council
206Chapter VIII. The Conference
525X. Verdicts—legal and Other
207Chapter IX. A First Confidence
526The Muse of the Department (pt. 1)
208Chapter X. The Family of Portenduere
527The Muse of the Department (pt. 2)
209Chapter XI. Savinien Saved
528The Muse of the Department (pt. 3)
210Chapter XII. Obstacles to Young Love
529Eve and David
211Chapter XIII. Betrothal of Hearts
530I
212Chapter XIV. Ursula Again Orphaned
531II
213Chapter XV. The Doctor's Will
532III
214Chapter XVI. The Two Adversaries
533IV
215Chapter XVII. The Malignity of Provincial Minds
534V
216Chapter XVIII. A Two-Fold Vengeance
535VI
217Chapter XIX. Apparitions
536VII
218Chapter XX. Remorse
537VIII
219Chapter XXI. Showing How Difficult It Is to Steal That Which Seems Very Easily Stolen
538IX
220Letters of Two Brides
539X
221FIRST PART
540XI
222I. Louise De Chaulieu to Renee De Maucombe. Paris, September
541XII
223II. The Same to the Same November 25th
542Bureaucracy
224III. The Same to the Same December
543I. The Rabourdin Household
225IV. The Same to the Same December 15th
544II. Monsieur Des Lupeaulx
226V. Renee De Maucombe to Louise De Chaulieu October
545III. The Teredos Navalis, Otherwise Called Ship-Worm
227VI. Don Felipe Henarez to Don Fernand Paris, September
546IV. Three-Quarter Length Portraits of Certain Government Officials
228VII. Louise De Chaulieu to Renee De Maucombe
547V. The Machine in Motion
229VIII. The Same to the Same January
548VI. The Worms at Work
230IX. Mme. De L'Estorade to Mlle. De Chaulieu. December
549VII. Scenes From Domestic Life
231X. Mlle. De Chaulieu to Mme. De L'Estorade January
550VIII. Forward, Mollusks!
232XI. Mme. De L'Estorade to Mlle. De Chaulieu La Crampade
551IX. The Resignation
233XII. Mlle. De Chaulieu to Mme. De L'Estorade February
552Short Stories
234XIII. Mme. De L'Estorade to Mlle. De Chaulieu La Crampade, February
553Study of a Woman
235XIV. The Duc De Soria to the Baron De Macumer Madrid
554Another Study of Woman
236XV. Louise De Chaulieu to Mme. De L'Estorade March
555The Grand Breteche
237XVI. The Same to the Same March
556Farewell
238XVII. The Same to the Same April 2nd
557The Unknown Masterpiece
239XVIII. Mme. De L'Estorade to Louise De Chaulieu April
558The Recruit
240XIX. Louise De Chaulieu to Mme. De L'Estorade
559The Red Inn
241XX. Renee De L'Estorade to Louise De Chaulieu May
560The Purse
242XXI. Louise De Chaulieu to Renee De L'Estorade June
561La Grenadiere
243XXII. Louise to Felipe
562The Message
244XXIII. Felipe to Louise
563A Drama on the Seashore
245XXIV. Louise De Chaulieu to Renee De L'Estorade October
564The Atheist's Mass
246XXV. Renee De L'Estorade to Louise De Chaulieu
565Facino Cane
247XXVI. Louise De Macumer to Renee De L'Estorade March
566Gambara (pt. 1)
248XXVII. The Same to the Same October
567Gambara (pt. 2)
249XXVIII. Renee De L'Estorade to Louise De Macumer December
568Massimilla Doni (pt. 1)
250XXIX. M. De L'Estorade to the Baronne De Macumer December 1825
569Massimilla Doni (pt. 2)
251XXX. Louise De Macumer to Renee De L'Estorade January 1826
570Pierre Grassou
252XXXI. Renee De L'Estorade to Louise De Macumer
571An Episode Under the Terror
253XXXII. Mme. De Macumer to Mme. De L'Estorade March 1826
572Madame Firmiani
254XXXIII. Mme. De L'Estorade to Mme. De Macumer
573The Deserted Woman
255XXXIV. Mme. De Macumer to the Vicomtesse De L'Estorade April 1826
574The Commission in Lunacy (pt. 1)
256XXXV. The Same to the Same Marseilles, July
575The Commission in Lunacy (pt. 2)
257XXXVI. The Vicomtesse De L'Estorade to the Baronne De Macumer
576The Illustrious Gaudissart
258XXXVII. The Baronne De Macumer to the Vicomtesse De L'Estorade Genoa
577Chapter I
259XXXVIII. The Vicomtesse De L'Estorade to the Baronne De Macumer
578Chapter II
260XXXIX. The Baronne De Macumer to the Vicomtesse De L'Estorade
579Chapter III
261XL. The Comtesse De L'Estorade to the Baronne De Macumer January 1827
580Chapter IV
262XLI. The Baronne De Macumer to the Vicomtesse De L'Estorade Paris
581Chapter V
263XLII. Renee to Louise
582A Prince of Bohemia
264XLIII. Mme. De Macumer to the Comtesse De L'Estorade
583A Man of Business
265XLIV. The Same to the Same Paris, 1829
584Gaudissart Ii
266XLV. Renee to Louise
585Unconscious Comedians
267XLVI. Mme. De Macumer to the Comtesse De L'Estorade 1829
586The Firm of Nucingen (pt. 1)
268XLVII. Renee to Louise 1829
587The Firm of Nucingen (pt. 2)
269SECOND PART
588A Passion in the Desert
270XLVIII. The Baronne De Macumer to the Comtesse De L'Estorade October 15, 1833
589Christ in Flanders
271XLIX. Marie Gaston to Daniel D'Arthez October 1833
590The Napoleon of the People
272L. Mme. De L'Estorade to Mme. De Macumer
591The Fair Imperia
273LI. The Comtesse De L'Estorade to Mme. Marie Gaston 1835
592The Venial Sin
274LII. Mme. Gaston to Mme. De L'Estorade the Chalet
593The King’s Sweetheart
275LIII. Mme. De L'Estorade to Mme. Gaston
594The Devil’s Heir
276LIV. Mme. Gaston to the Comtesse De L'Estorade May 20th
595The Merrie Jests of King Louis the Eleventh
277LV. The Comtesse De L'Estorade to Mme. Gaston July 16th
596The High Constable’s Wife
278LVI. Mme. Gaston to the Comtesse De L'Estorade
597The Maid of Thilouse
279LVII. The Comtesse De L'Estorade to the Comte De L'Estorade the Chalet,
598The Brothers-In-Arms
280Paz
599The Vicar of Azay-Le-Rideau
281I
600The Reproach
282II
601The Three Clerks of St. Nicholas
283III
602The Continence of King Francis the First
284A Woman of Thirty
603The Merry Tattle of the Nuns of Poissy
285I. Early Mistakes (pt. 1)
604How the Chateau D’azay Came to Be Built
286I. Early Mistakes (pt. 2)
605The False Courtesan
287II. A Hidden Grief
606The Danger of Being Too Innocent
288III. At Thirty Years
607The Dear Night of Love
289IV. The Finger of God
608The Sermon of the Merry Vicar of Meudon
290V. Two Meetings
609The Succubus
291VI. The Old Age of a Guilty Mother
610Prologue
292Albert Savarus (pt. 1)
611I. What the Succubus Was.
293Albert Savarus (pt. 2)
612II. The Proceedings Taken Relative to This Female Vampire.
294The Two Brothers
613III. What the Succubus Did to Suck Out the Soul of the Old Judge, and What Came of the Diabolical Delectation.
295Chapter I
614IV. How the Moorish Woman of the Rue Chaude Twisted About So Briskly That With Great Difficulty Was She Burned and Cooked Alive, to the Great Loss of the Infernal Regions
296Chapter II
615Despair in Love
297Chapter III
616Perseverance in Love
298Chapter IV
617Concerning a Provost Who Did Not Recognise Things
299Chapter V
618About the Monk Amador, Who Was a Glorious Abbot of Turpenay
300Chapter VI
619Bertha the Penitent
301Chapter VII
620How the Pretty Maid of Portillon Convinced Her Judge
302Chapter VIII
621In Which It Is Demonstrated That Fortune Is Always Feminine
303Chapter IX
622Concerning a Poor Man Who Was Called Le Vieux Par-Chemins
304Chapter X
623Odd Sayings of Three Pilgrims
305Chapter XI
624Innocence
306Chapter XII
625The Fair Imperia Married
307Chapter XIII
626A Street Of Paris And Its Inhabitant
308Chapter XIV
627I. Physiognomy of the Street
309Chapter XV
628II. Silhouette of the Inhabitant
310Chapter XVI
629III. Madame Adolphe
311Chapter XVII
630IV. Inconvenience of Quays Where Are Book Stalls
312A Start in Life
631V. First Course
313Chapter I. That Which Was Lacking to Pierrotin’s Happiness
632VI. Second Course
314Chapter II. The Steward in Danger
633VII. Dessert
315Chapter III. The Travellers
634VIII. This Shows That the Wife of a Man of Science Is Very Unhappy
316Chapter IV. The Grandson of the Famous Czerni-Georges
635Analysis
317Chapter V. The Drama Begins
636Reflection
318Chapter VI. The Moreau Interior
637Memorable Quotes
319Chapter VII. A Mother’s Trials
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