Project Gutenberg 2004-10-19 Public domain in the USA. 173 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Marriage, Ellen 1865 1946 Garrett, Ellen Gobseck Produced by Dagny, and Bonnie Sala, and David Widger "Gobseck" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century. The book delves into themes of wealth, power, and moral decay set against the backdrop of Parisian society, personified through the protagonist, Gobseck, a usurer whose life story is narrated by a young attorney, Derville. As we move through the narrative, the complexity of human motives and the impacts of financial corruption come into sharp focus, particularly as they relate to the lives of characters like Camille and the Comte de Restaud. The opening of "Gobseck" introduces us to the Vicomtesse de Grandlieu's salon, where conversations hint at familial and societal tensions revolving around wealth and reputation. The character of Derville, the attorney, becomes a central narrator as he recounts his youthful encounters with Gobseck, a shrewd old usurer who embodies the themes of economic struggle and moral ambiguity. As Derville shares details about the intricacies of Gobseck's world, readers are drawn into a narrative that promises a rich exploration of personal ambition, societal dynamics, and the darker sides of human desire intertwined with the pursuit of money and power. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 175624 175633 2024-09-01T09:35:38.622888 2023-10-01T08:47:08.888550 text/html text/html 180179 2021-01-27T20:41:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 62588 2021-01-27T20:41:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 108169 2024-09-01T09:35:44.025892 application/epub+zip 109009 2024-09-01T09:35:39.918890 application/epub+zip 109009 2024-09-01T09:35:39.099927 application/epub+zip 185847 2024-09-01T09:35:47.394842 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175694 2024-09-01T09:35:43.399859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175754 2022-09-01T10:48:27.033498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148417 148382 2024-09-01T09:35:38.237902 2023-10-01T08:47:08.515552 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 151437 2016-11-22T12:35:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 59369 2016-11-22T12:37:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 148276 2010-02-24T06:34:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58941 2010-02-24T06:35:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21168 2024-09-01T09:35:47.531848 application/rdf+xml 8808 2024-09-01T09:35:39.478889 image/jpeg 2508 2024-09-01T09:35:39.289912 image/jpeg 107034 2024-09-01T09:35:38.639891 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 More titles under Waring, James en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia