ISBN: 9781442941090

Saumur, the setting for Eugenie Grandet (1833), one of the earliest and most famous novels in Balzac's great Comedie humaine. The Grandet household, oppressed by the exacting miserliness … More...

Saumur, the setting for Eugenie Grandet (1833), one of the earliest and most famous novels in Balzac's great Comedie humaine. The Grandet household, oppressed by the exacting miserliness of Grandet himself, is jerked violently out of routine by the sudden arrival of Eugenie's cousin Charles, recently orphaned and penniless. Eugenie's emotional awakening, stimulated by her love for her cousin, brings her into direct conflict with her father, whose cunning and financial success are matched against her determination to rebel. Eugenie's moving story is set against the backdrop of provincial oppression, the vicissitudes of the wine trade, and the workings of the financial system in the aftermath of the French Revolution. It is both a poignant portrayal of private life and a vigorous fictional document of its age. Digital Content>E-books>Romance>Contemporary Romance>Contemporary Romance, ReadHowYouWant Digital >16<

ISBN: 9781442941090

Published in association with the Orange Prize for fiction, with an introduction by Rose Tremain, describing why she chose it as the book she'd like to pass on to the&… More...

Published in association with the Orange Prize for fiction, with an introduction by Rose Tremain, describing why she chose it as the book she'd like to pass on to the next generation Monsieur Grandet is a very rich man whose chief care is his gold. He runs his household with exacting miserly attention and his wife and daughter suffer a Spartan existence. On the evening of his daughter Eugénie's 23rd birthday his foppish nephew Charles suddenly arrives from Paris. Eugénie has never known passion, but now, in an instant, she falls in love and her life is changed forever. Monsieur Grandet will not countenance his daughter's marriage to her penniless cousin and Eugénie's determination to follow her heart leads her into direct conflict with her father. Digital Content>E-books>Romance>Contemporary Romance>Contemporary Romance, ReadHowYouWant Digital >16<

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The poignant tale of a young girl whose whole life is marred by her father's infinite greed. Balzac is at his best here and beautifully concocts a timeless classic by using ordinary peopl… More...

The poignant tale of a young girl whose whole life is marred by her father's infinite greed. Balzac is at his best here and beautifully concocts a timeless classic by using ordinary people and circumstances. It shows how relationships and even t Romance, , Eugenie Grandet~~ Honore De Balzac~~Romance~~9781442941090, EN, Eugenie Grandet, Honore De Balzac, 9781442941090, ReadHowYouWant, 01/01/2006, , , , ReadHowYouWant, 01/01/2006<

ISBN: 9781442941090

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