
PAZ - (La Fausse Maitresse)
By Honore De Balzac
PAZ - (LA FAUSSE MAITRESSE)
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ADDENDUM - The following personages appear in other stories of the Human Comedy.
Mademoiselle du Rouvre is poised at the crossroads of ambition and expectation. As the sole heir of a once‑great family, she inherits not only a glittering fortune but also a tangled web of relatives eager to steer her future. When she agrees to marry the young Polish exile, Comte Adam Laginski, the alliance promises both social rescue for the count and a secure outlet for her family's dwindling resources.
Balzac paints a vivid portrait of Parisian high society in the 1830s, where fortunes are guarded as fiercely as reputations. The narrative follows the early days of the marriage, unveiling the tensions between the couple’s differing worlds and the scheming uncles who hope to protect their own interests. As the newlyweds navigate salons, financial obligations, and the lingering shadow of exile, the story captures the delicate balance between love, duty, and the relentless pursuit of stability.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (108K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger
Release date
1998-07-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1799–1850
A giant of French fiction, this restless, ambitious storyteller built a whole literary world in La Comédie humaine, capturing the dreams, vanities, and struggles of 19th-century society. His novels still feel lively because they care so much about money, power, love, and the ways people reinvent themselves.
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