Project Gutenberg 2004-10-31 Public domain in the USA. 83 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 The Hated Son Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "The Hated Son" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written during the early 19th century. The story revolves around the tragic life of Comtesse Jeanne d'Herouville, who fears for the future of her unborn child due to her husband, the Comte d'Herouville's, violent and oppressive nature. This tale captures the complexities of family relationships, love, and dread during a tumultuous time when civil war raged across France. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Comtesse Jeanne in the throes of childbirth amidst a fierce storm. Filled with anxieties about her husband’s potential reaction to their child’s legitimacy and health, she reflects on her painful marriage and lost hopes. The opening describes her husband's terrifying demeanor and the oppressive atmosphere of their bedroom, contrasting with the innocence of the child she longs to protect. As her labor intensifies, the countess confronts her fears, sensing the threat the count poses not just to herself but to their unborn child. This gripping introduction sets the stage for a family saga steeped in tension and emotional struggle, exploring themes of maternal love and the grim realities of 17th-century aristocracy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en France -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into English Nobility -- France -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 256528 256537 2024-09-01T09:48:25.392789 2023-10-01T08:57:58.030527 text/html text/html 260238 2021-01-27T20:43:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 89915 2021-01-27T20:43:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 134631 2024-09-01T09:48:30.330780 application/epub+zip 137900 2024-09-01T09:48:26.827792 application/epub+zip 137900 2024-09-01T09:48:25.889912 application/epub+zip 235790 2024-09-01T09:48:33.041252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219089 2024-09-01T09:48:29.811784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219005 2022-09-01T11:03:45.016431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220713 220677 2024-09-01T09:48:25.005813 2023-10-01T08:57:57.684506 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 222757 2016-11-22T12:52:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 85725 2016-11-22T12:55:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 220583 2010-02-25T13:22:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85414 2010-02-25T13:24:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22035 2024-09-01T09:48:33.187247 application/rdf+xml 10121 2024-09-01T09:48:26.315797 image/jpeg 2877 2024-09-01T09:48:26.137864 image/jpeg 131511 2024-09-01T09:48:25.414866 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 en.wikipedia