Project Gutenberg 2004-08-02 Public domain in the USA. 66 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 Domestic Peace Translation of: La paix de menage Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "Domestic Peace" by Honoré de Balzac is a short novel written in the early 19th century, during the Napoleonic era. This work is set against the backdrop of Napoleon’s reign and explores the intricacies of social dynamics and romantic entanglements within the French aristocracy. The likely topic of the book revolves around themes of love, infidelity, and the shifting power relations among its characters during a complex period in French history. The story follows the Comtesse de Soulanges as she navigates through a lavish ball hosted by the Comte de Gondreville, where multiple romantic intrigues unfold. The Comtesse, under pressure from her aunt, reluctantly attends a gathering where she is exposed to social rivalries and manipulations. Central to the narrative are her interactions with various male suitors, including the dashing lawyer Martial de la Roche-Hugon and the moody Comte de Soulanges, her husband, who bears the weight of his own unfaithfulness. As relationships tangle, misunderstandings arise, culminating in a poignant exploration of marital discord, societal expectations, and the bittersweet nature of love in a time when appearances often mask deeper emotional struggles. The narrative ultimately reveals the fragility of domestic peace amidst the lavish but precarious lives of its characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 116841 116850 2024-09-01T09:40:41.573477 2023-10-01T08:51:23.792687 text/html text/html 116713 2021-01-27T20:42:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 40724 2021-01-27T20:42:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 86706 2024-09-01T09:40:45.371247 application/epub+zip 86948 2024-09-01T09:40:42.970271 application/epub+zip 86947 2024-09-01T09:40:42.039272 application/epub+zip 171856 2024-09-01T09:40:47.247231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162908 2024-09-01T09:40:44.859262 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162856 2022-09-01T10:55:00.184691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99585 98340 2024-09-01T09:40:41.179281 2023-10-01T08:51:23.468694 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 99512 2016-11-22T08:19:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 38358 2016-11-22T08:22:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 38166 2010-02-24T11:03:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21094 2024-09-01T09:40:47.404240 application/rdf+xml 12447 2024-09-01T09:40:42.543253 image/jpeg 3291 2024-09-01T09:40:42.370254 image/jpeg 86165 2024-09-01T09:40:41.585268 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 en.wikipedia