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The firm of nucingen / Honore de Balzac.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- de Balzac, Honore, author.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cleveland : Duke Classics, 2014.
- System Details:
- Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 802 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 233 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 806 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 231 KB).
- Summary:
- One of the key themes that is woven throughout Balzac's masterpiece, The Human Comedy , relates to the dangers of materialism and greed. In this novella, the narrator overhears some fellow diners discussing a complicated financial scheme that contributed to the fortunes of one of the wealthiest families in the country. The story also provides important background information about many characters who appear elsewhere in The Human Comedy .
- Notes:
- Title from eBook information screen.
- ISBN:
- 9781634213417
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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