Project Gutenberg 2004-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 113 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Bell, Clara 1834 1927 Marriage, Ellen 1865 1946 Garrett, Ellen The Country Doctor Produced by Dagny, and David Widger "The Country Doctor" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story centers on the character of Benassis, a dedicated country doctor who is deeply invested in the wellbeing of his patients and the development of the impoverished community he serves. The novel explores themes of sacrifice, social responsibility, and the power of personal transformation in a rural setting. The opening of the novel introduces a traveler, Commandant Genestas, as he rides through the picturesque yet struggling countryside in the foothills of the Alps. Genestas arrives at a humble village that reveals the dire conditions of its inhabitants, including a peasant woman caring for orphaned children. Through his interactions with the community and the old doctor, the narrative establishes a sense of intrigue surrounding Benassis, who is spoken of as a man of great goodness. Genestas learns about the doctor’s efforts to improve the lives of the villagers and combat the scourge of cretinism that has plagued their families. This section sets up an exploration of Benassis's character and his extraordinary commitment to transforming the lives of those around him, thereby laying the groundwork for the unfolding drama that will highlight both personal and communal struggles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Physicians -- Fiction Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into English France -- History -- Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815 -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 660591 660600 2024-09-01T09:24:22.175033 2023-10-01T08:37:39.981784 text/html text/html 674818 2021-02-26T00:37:21 text/html; charset=us-ascii 234452 2021-02-26T00:37:26 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 284823 2024-09-01T09:24:29.387991 application/epub+zip 292272 2024-09-01T09:24:23.699998 application/epub+zip 292272 2024-09-01T09:24:22.792041 application/epub+zip 496182 2024-09-01T09:24:34.078941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468277 2024-09-01T09:24:28.813965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468533 2022-09-01T10:36:08.670540 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 587589 587571 2024-09-01T09:24:21.436044 2023-10-01T08:37:39.338805 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 587538 2021-01-07T20:20:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 225735 2021-01-07T20:21:23 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 21047 2024-09-01T09:24:34.225945 application/rdf+xml 12068 2024-09-01T09:24:23.163009 image/jpeg 3277 2024-09-01T09:24:22.973995 image/jpeg 279746 2024-09-01T09:24:22.233003 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia More titles under Waring, James en.wikipedia en.wikipedia