Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 76 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Marriage, Ellen 1865 1946 Garrett, Ellen Albert Savarus Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "Albert Savarus" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written during the mid-19th century, an era marked by significant social, political, and artistic change in France. The story revolves around Albert Savaron, a mysterious lawyer who becomes a figure of fascination and intrigue in the provincial town of Besançon, particularly in relation to the young Rosalie de Watteville, daughter of a stringent yet influential baroness. The opening of the novel introduces the social landscape of Besançon, focusing on the upper-class circles to which the de Watteville family belongs. It provides a detailed account of their lives, highlighting the connection with the Archbishop, the family's wealth, and Madame de Watteville's rigorous upbringing of Rosalie. It also hints at the arrival of Albert Savaron, who, already creating waves in the legal world, is soon to be intertwined with Rosalie's life. Through conversations among the town's characters, the reader starts to sense the tensions and aspirations that define their ambitions and social standings, laying the groundwork for the developing relationship between Rosalie and Albert amid the societal expectations and constraints of their environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 300694 300703 2024-09-01T11:21:59.273445 2023-10-01T10:18:38.012306 text/html text/html 307185 2021-01-27T16:41:09 text/html; charset=utf-8 106045 2021-01-27T16:41:09 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 155027 2024-09-01T11:22:04.558451 application/epub+zip 158434 2024-09-01T11:22:00.628476 application/epub+zip 158435 2024-09-01T11:21:59.821449 application/epub+zip 275823 2024-09-01T11:22:07.374412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267079 2024-09-01T11:22:03.993435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267021 2022-09-01T12:49:10.172138 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262072 262036 2024-09-01T11:21:58.808486 2023-10-01T10:18:37.617290 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 265249 2016-11-23T12:39:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 101282 2016-11-23T12:41:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 261947 2010-03-05T14:06:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 100852 2010-03-05T14:06:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21760 2024-09-01T11:22:07.515399 application/rdf+xml 11990 2024-09-01T11:22:00.168436 image/jpeg 3236 2024-09-01T11:21:59.994441 image/jpeg 152667 2024-09-01T11:21:59.298465 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 More titles under Waring, James en.wikipedia