La comtesse Félix de Vandenesse
(A Daughter of Eve)
La comtesse de Vandenesse
UNE FILLE D’ÉVE.
Furne, 1842, t. II, p.195
Signatures : T. Johannot ; Tamisier Sc
Une Fille d’Ève
A Daughter of Eve
Honore de Balzac’s work bears a certain Jekyll & Hyde quality: Either he is slipshod and rushed (the classic example is A Woman of Thirty), or he is in complete command of himself and takes the time and trouble to tie up all the loose ends. Fortunately, A Daughter of Eve is one of these latter. It is unfortunate that it is not better known, as it is, to my mind, a good book to start reading The Human Comedy. Continue reading
Une Fille d’Ève
A Daughter of Eve