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Beatrix

Beatrix

De Balzac, Honore

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ISBN10: 1162654902
ISBN13: 9781162654904
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 294
Weight: 1.12
Height: 0.62 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Beatrix is a novel written by Honore de Balzac, a French author and playwright. The story is set in Paris during the early 19th century and follows the life of a young woman named Beatrix, who is married to a wealthy banker named Count Calyste du Guenic. Despite her luxurious lifestyle, Beatrix is unhappy in her marriage and longs for the love of her childhood friend, Maxime de Trailles.As the story progresses, Beatrix becomes increasingly obsessed with Maxime, who is a notorious womanizer and gambler. She begins to secretly meet with him, and their relationship becomes more and more dangerous as they both risk everything to be together. Meanwhile, Count Calyste becomes suspicious of his wife's behavior and hires a private detective to investigate.The novel explores themes of love, obsession, and the consequences of one's actions. Balzac's writing style is known for its realism and attention to detail, and Beatrix is no exception. The characters are complex and multi-dimensional, and the plot is full of twists and turns that keep the reader engaged until the very end.Overall, Beatrix is a captivating novel that offers a glimpse into the complexities of human relationships and the consequences of our actions.The Comtesse de Montcornet told him of a young lady in the department of the Orne, a Mademoiselle Beatrix-Maximilienne-Rose de Casteran, the youngest daughter of the Marquis de Casteran, who wished to marry his two daughters without dowries in order to reserve his whole fortune for the Comte de Casteran, his son.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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