Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 112 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 Adieu. English Farewell Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Dagny, John Bickers, and David Widger "Farewell" by Honoré de Balzac is a poignant novel written during the early 19th century, a time characterized by monumental social and political changes in France. This work intertwines themes of love, loss, and the psychological impacts of trauma, focusing on the tragic aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. It explores the lives of its characters against the backdrop of the devastating effects of war, particularly highlighting emotional scars rather than just physical ones. The story revolves around Colonel Philip de Sucy and the Comtesse de Vandieres, whose lives are irrevocably altered by the horrors of war. After witnessing the chaos and despair of the retreat across the Beresina River, Philip struggles with the madness that befalls his beloved Stephanie, who loses her sanity due to the trauma of their experiences. The narrative delves deep into Philip's anguish as he desperately seeks to restore her from her state of insanity. Through poignant encounters, heartfelt memories, and a relentless quest for love, Balzac presents a tragic and emotional tale about the enduring effects of war, the fragility of the human psyche, and the bittersweet nature of hope and memory. As the story culminates in a heartbreaking climax, it leaves readers grappling with the complexities of love and loss. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en France -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 134351 134352 2024-10-03T06:52:36.870224 2023-10-03T06:41:39.891961 text/html text/html 134690 2021-01-27T03:44:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 47267 2021-01-27T03:44:39 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 105706 2024-10-03T06:52:41.391241 application/epub+zip 106162 2024-10-03T06:52:38.656247 application/epub+zip 106163 2024-10-03T06:52:37.507228 application/epub+zip 179038 2024-10-03T06:52:43.435198 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169680 2024-10-03T06:52:40.746206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147219 2022-09-03T09:11:32.075139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114006 113974 2024-10-03T06:52:36.517258 2023-10-03T06:41:39.642951 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 115339 2016-11-22T11:33:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 44841 2016-11-22T11:36:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 113843 2009-03-28T14:46:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44622 2009-03-28T14:47:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22894 2024-10-03T06:52:43.573185 application/rdf+xml 8802 2024-10-03T06:52:38.063231 image/jpeg 2409 2024-10-03T06:52:37.786236 image/jpeg 103001 2024-10-03T06:52:36.882237 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 More titles under Waring, James