A Woman of Thirty by Honoré de Balzac

La Femme de Trente Ans
A Woman of Thirty

 

Hmm, Part I is not a good start. It’s melodramatic and the characterisation is not at all convincing. Julie, Marquise d’Aiglemont, is warned by her father not to marry the dashing officer that she admires when they go to farewell Napoleon’s troops but she does and, well, gosh, daddy was right and so is his auntie, the guy is a dolt and a cad. (more…)

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A Woman of Thirty by Honoré de Balzac

La Femme de Trente Ans
A Woman of Thirty

I will present for your gratification four scenes from a young woman’s life:

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Published in: on January 22, 2011 at 12:25 pm  Comments (4)  
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