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Letters Of Two Brides

Letters Of Two Brides

De Balzac, Honore

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ISBN10: 1162670738
ISBN13: 9781162670737
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.44 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Letters of Two Brides is a novel by Honore de Balzac, originally published in French in 1842. The book is a collection of letters exchanged between two young women, Louise de Chaulieu and Renee de Maucombe, who have been friends since childhood. The letters chronicle their lives over a period of several years, including their marriages, motherhood, and the challenges they face in their relationships.Through the letters, the reader gains insight into the characters' innermost thoughts and feelings, as well as the social and cultural norms of the time. Balzac's writing is known for its realism and psychological depth, and this book is no exception. The letters reveal the complexities of human relationships and the struggle for self-discovery and fulfillment.Letters of Two Brides is considered one of Balzac's most intimate and personal works, and it is often cited as a masterpiece of the epistolary genre. The novel has been translated into many languages and has been praised for its vivid portrayal of life in 19th-century France.Oh! Renee, you have made me miserable for days! So that bewitching body, those beautiful proud features, that natural grace of manner, that soul full of priceless gifts, those eyes, where the soul can slake its thirst as at a fountain of love, that heart, with its exquisite delicacy, that breadth of mind, those rare powers--fruit of nature and of our interchange of thought.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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