Project Gutenberg 2011-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 104 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Bell, Clara 1834 1927 Waring, James The Works of Honoré de Balzac: About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita, and Other Stories Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "The Works of Honoré de Balzac: About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita, and Other Stories" is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This collection includes various works, the most prominent being a detailed examination of Catherine de' Medici's life and influence during a tumultuous period in French history. Balzac explores themes of power, morality, and the complexities of political maneuvering through the lens of historical events and figures. The opening of the work introduces readers to Balzac's intentions regarding the historical novel, emphasizing the depth of research behind his portrayal of Catherine de' Medici. It highlights his frustration with common misunderstandings of historical figures and the motives behind their actions. This introductory section elaborates on Balzac's perspective that Catherine was more than just a villainous queen; she played a crucial role in navigating the political landscape of France amidst religious conflict and power struggles. The characterization of Catherine suggests a nuanced figure whose cunning and strategic acumen were necessary for her survival and the stability of the monarchy during her era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37285/37285-h/images/titlepage.jpg en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1692456 1692465 2024-09-15T16:08:13.840260 2023-09-16T09:18:18.121734 text/html text/html 1722864 2021-01-08T02:40:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1540453 2021-01-08T02:40:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1584639 2024-09-15T16:08:33.749155 application/epub+zip 1605256 2024-09-15T16:08:17.018260 application/epub+zip 775125 2024-09-15T16:08:15.459268 application/epub+zip 2043236 2024-09-15T16:08:46.435104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1942043 2024-09-15T16:08:31.451151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1112319 2022-09-17T06:46:10.732365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1606803 1606673 2024-09-15T16:08:09.821304 2023-09-16T09:18:14.357705 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1605316 2021-01-08T02:40:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 622307 2021-01-08T02:40:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1605334 2021-01-08T02:40:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 621643 2021-01-08T02:40:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21612 2024-09-15T16:08:46.597097 application/rdf+xml 29909 2024-09-15T16:08:15.598237 image/jpeg 3929 2024-09-15T16:08:15.530229 image/jpeg 1537807 2024-09-15T16:08:14.002245 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 More titles under Marriage, Ellen