Project Gutenberg 2005-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 144 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Bell, Clara 1834 1927 A Prince of Bohemia Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "A Prince of Bohemia" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early to mid-19th century that explores themes of love, ambition, and social class in the context of the Bohemian society of Paris. The story delves into the whimsical yet often tumultuous lives of young artists and intellectuals, portraying their romantic escapades and existential struggles against the backdrop of a rapidly changing France. The narrative centers around the character of Gabriel Jean Anne Victor Benjamin George Ferdinand Charles Edward Rusticoli, Comte de la Palferine, who epitomizes the charming yet reckless spirit of Bohemian youth. The Comte's relationship with Claudine, a former opera dancer, serves as a focal point, showcasing the complexities of love and desire amidst societal expectations. Balzac intricately weaves the dynamic between La Palferine and Claudine, depicting their passionate yet superficial connection, as well as his disdain for bourgeois values. Throughout their interactions, the novel reflects on themes of identity, artistic integrity, and the quest for meaning in an era marked by both cultural flourishing and existential disillusionment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 118224 118225 2025-01-07T18:33:13.861351 2023-10-01T10:04:13.903507 text/html text/html 118840 2021-01-27T17:41:01 text/html; charset=utf-8 42903 2021-01-27T17:41:01 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 110895 2025-01-07T18:33:18.390311 application/epub+zip 111165 2025-01-07T18:33:15.640311 application/epub+zip 111163 2025-01-07T18:33:14.507330 application/epub+zip 206962 2025-01-07T18:33:20.372294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200606 2025-01-07T18:33:17.735318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176717 2022-09-01T12:28:18.031992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100626 100590 2025-01-07T18:33:13.542351 2023-10-01T10:04:13.674502 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 102100 2016-11-22T06:39:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 40614 2016-11-22T06:41:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 100512 2010-03-02T15:35:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40386 2010-03-02T15:37:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22258 2025-01-07T18:33:20.500284 application/rdf+xml 12284 2025-01-07T18:33:15.031338 image/jpeg 3281 2025-01-07T18:33:14.769311 image/jpeg 108490 2025-01-07T18:33:13.872345 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