Project Gutenberg 2005-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 102 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Wormeley, Katharine Prescott 1830 1908 Ursula Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursule_Mirou%C3%ABt Reading ease score: 66.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by John Bickers, Bonnie Sala, and David Widger "Ursula" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century. The narrative is set in the small town of Nemours, focusing on the complexities of familial relationships, wealth, and societal expectations. Central to the plot are the titular character Ursula and her wealthy great-uncle, Doctor Minoret, whose unexpected conversion to religion sparks a fierce conflict among the relatives who anticipate inheriting his fortune. At the start of the novel, Minoret-Levrault, the town's post master, anxiously awaits his son Desire’s return from Paris, only to be interrupted by alarming news concerning his uncle, Doctor Minoret, and a young girl named Ursula. As Minoret's shocking decision to attend church with Ursula is revealed, the heirs are thrown into a state of fear and resentment, worried that Ursula's influence will jeopardize their anticipated inheritance. The opening chapters set the tone for a drama centered on jealousy, moral conflicts, and the power dynamics within a family, while also introducing a vibrant cast of characters that represent the bourgeoisie of 19th-century France. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Biographical fiction Paris (France) -- Fiction France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 577483 577484 2024-10-01T09:35:30.381329 2023-10-01T08:11:48.544735 text/html text/html 599512 2021-01-27T21:40:35 text/html; charset=utf-8 200472 2021-01-27T21:40:35 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 269652 2024-10-01T09:35:39.149269 application/epub+zip 279197 2024-10-01T09:35:32.930296 application/epub+zip 279196 2024-10-01T09:35:31.319300 application/epub+zip 464706 2024-10-01T09:35:44.160258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436229 2024-10-01T09:35:38.313268 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414442 2022-09-01T09:59:36.612824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 494602 494564 2024-10-01T09:35:29.296299 2023-10-01T08:11:47.733744 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 502870 2016-11-24T04:35:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 190428 2016-11-24T04:37:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 494502 2015-02-14T12:53:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 189382 2015-02-14T12:54:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23260 2024-10-01T09:35:44.304216 application/rdf+xml 10011 2024-10-01T09:35:32.107270 image/jpeg 2815 2024-10-01T09:35:31.777262 image/jpeg 260926 2024-10-01T09:35:30.427334 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia