Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 117 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 Brotherhood of Consolation Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "The Brotherhood of Consolation" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story primarily follows Godefroid, a thirty-year-old man who, deeply disillusioned with life and realizing his failures in various societal roles, seeks solace and purpose amidst the backdrop of Parisian society. Godefroid finds himself drawn to a mysterious house run by Madame de la Chanterie, a woman running an unusual household, which appears to offer spiritual growth and a fresh start for those seeking redemption. The opening of the novel introduces Godefroid as he reflects on his life while gazing over the Seine, revealing his melancholic state and the moral malaise of his time. He encounters a priest who offers words of comfort, inspiring Godefroid to seek a new way of living. As he visits Madame de la Chanterie's residence, he is struck by the quiet dignity of her household, which consists of other residents who have experienced profound losses. Their unique community focuses on simplicity, faith, and a shared mission, drawing Godefroid into a transformative journey. The narrative blends themes of societal failure, personal redemption, and the search for a meaningful existence against the backdrop of a rapidly changing Paris. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 523267 523268 2024-10-01T12:35:55.031554 2023-10-01T10:30:20.351210 text/html text/html 540236 2021-01-27T16:42:53 text/html; charset=utf-8 181208 2021-01-27T16:42:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 255880 2024-10-01T12:36:04.238447 application/epub+zip 264094 2024-10-01T12:35:57.199701 application/epub+zip 264094 2024-10-01T12:35:55.861524 application/epub+zip 450072 2024-10-01T12:36:08.622446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432354 2024-10-01T12:36:03.445492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403568 2022-09-01T13:05:38.093157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453573 453537 2024-10-01T12:35:54.071499 2023-10-01T10:30:19.668225 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 459714 2016-11-22T06:52:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 172776 2016-11-22T06:55:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 453360 2016-05-11T10:23:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 171942 2016-05-11T10:23:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22309 2024-10-01T12:36:08.783425 application/rdf+xml 11287 2024-10-01T12:35:56.453519 image/jpeg 2749 2024-10-01T12:35:56.155490 image/jpeg 247577 2024-10-01T12:35:55.079515 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