La Princesse de Cadignan
(The Secrets of a Princess)
La princesse passe encore aujourd’hui pour une des plus fortes sur la toilette…
LA PRINCESSE DE CADIGNAN.
Furne, 1844, t. XI, p. 98
Signatures : CH.CH ; F. Leblanc
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La Comedie Humaine by Balzac 
What a strange face!
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Yes, this illustration doesn’t match my conception of the character.
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I’m looking at the Katharine Prescott Wormeley translation and she is described as beautiful throughout. Although she is approaching that “that terrible fortieth year.”
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I love these illustrations so I hope you continue posting them Dagny. Sometimes I feel like reading the story or novel just from seeing the picture. I feel the urge to read some more Balzac now. 🙂
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I’m so glad they are enjoyed and appreciated. I have so many! It will take a while, but I hope eventually to get all the ones I’ve collected over the years posted. I know you are a Balzac fan anyway, but if the illustrations bring someone else to the stories that will be a wonderful benefit.
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