Maître Cornélius by Honoré de Balzac

Maître Cornélius

The Exiles by Honoré de Balzac

Les Proscrits
The Exiles

The story starts on an evening in April 1308. The location is an island under Notre-Dame.

Christ in Flanders, by Honoré de Balzac

Jèsus-Christ en Flandre
Christ in Flanders

Our narrator starts this tale by telling us that this is a tale that has been passed down from generation to generation, altering on its tellings. We, as the listeners, are to make of it what we may.

The story starts in a long ago time in the history of Brabant. A boat carrying passengers from the coast of Flanders to Ostend, is leaving.