Project Gutenberg 2005-08-10 Public domain in the USA. 215 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 Pierrette Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "Pierrette" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written during the early 19th century, characterized by its exploration of human emotions and social dynamics. The narrative centers around the titular character, Pierrette Lorrain, a fragile and delicate young girl as she navigates the complexities of her life following the loss of her parents and her arrival at the home of her distant relatives, the Rogrons, in Provins. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Pierrette and the initial interactions that will define her future. She arrives in Provins after the tragic circumstances of losing her mother and being placed in the care of her cousin, Sylvie Rogron. The Rogrons, who harbor their own selfish ambitions and resentments, greet Pierrette with indifference, treating her more like an obligation than a cherished family member. The opening sets the stage for the conflicts that will arise within this household, framing Pierrette's struggles against the emotional and social isolation she faces in her new environment. Balzac's keen observations of the intricacies of character and the societal pressures of the time suggest that Pierrette's fate will be intimately intertwined with the darker motivations of those around her. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 369683 369581 2025-03-01T11:17:01.580967 2023-10-01T09:46:37.149594 text/html text/html 378503 2021-01-27T18:42:07 text/html; charset=utf-8 129116 2021-01-27T18:42:07 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 189363 2025-03-01T11:17:07.896965 application/epub+zip 193450 2025-03-01T11:17:03.467956 application/epub+zip 193450 2025-03-01T11:17:02.275967 application/epub+zip 330428 2025-03-01T11:17:11.292960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312558 2025-03-01T11:17:07.203988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282480 2022-09-01T12:09:51.759046 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324330 320472 2025-03-01T11:17:00.987020 2023-10-01T09:46:36.699613 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 324292 2016-11-23T09:46:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 123073 2016-11-23T09:48:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 320371 2010-02-28T14:25:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122518 2010-02-28T14:25:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22381 2025-03-01T11:17:11.424930 application/rdf+xml 10072 2025-03-01T11:17:02.825969 image/jpeg 2675 2025-03-01T11:17:02.540961 image/jpeg 182030 2025-03-01T11:17:01.610990 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