Project Gutenberg 2004-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 476 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 Eugenie Grandet Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "Eugenie Grandet" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written during the early 19th century, which explores themes of wealth, avarice, and familial duty in a provincial French town. The story centers around the character of Monsieur Grandet, a wealthy and miserly wine-grower, and his only daughter, Eugenie, whose life is shaped by her father's overwhelming greed and ambitions. At the start of the novel, Balzac paints a vivid picture of the somber and stagnant life in Saumur, contrasting its bleak provinciality with the richness of its history. Monsieur Grandet’s character is introduced as a former cooper who has amassed a considerable fortune through cunning agricultural investments. His life is marked by a strict regime and a profound disdain for extravagance, which extends to the treatment of his wife and daughter. The opening chapters set the stage for a narrative steeped in social dynamics and ambitions, as different local families vie for Eugenie's hand in marriage, each motivated by her father's wealth. This initial glimpse into Grandet's household introduces a mix of familial tension and societal expectations, hinting that the arrival of Eugenie's cousin Charles will further complicate their lives and relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fathers and daughters -- Fiction Misers -- Fiction France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 472239 472248 2024-09-01T10:48:04.502764 2023-10-01T09:48:45.129182 text/html text/html 491190 2021-01-27T18:42:23 text/html; charset=utf-8 163971 2021-01-27T18:42:23 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 212749 2024-09-01T10:48:11.242739 application/epub+zip 219008 2024-09-01T10:48:06.057760 application/epub+zip 219008 2024-09-01T10:48:05.112752 application/epub+zip 408840 2024-09-01T10:48:15.268711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387622 2024-09-01T10:48:10.633741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387688 2022-09-01T12:13:13.378195 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403205 403169 2024-09-01T10:48:03.704900 2023-10-01T09:48:44.314176 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 410210 2016-11-22T12:40:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 155871 2016-11-22T12:42:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 403070 2015-03-11T15:02:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 154948 2015-03-11T15:03:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22070 2024-09-01T10:48:15.410693 application/rdf+xml 13231 2024-09-01T10:48:05.469755 image/jpeg 3364 2024-09-01T10:48:05.291756 image/jpeg 210167 2024-09-01T10:48:04.543785 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia