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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816379403321

Autore

Balzac Honore de <1799-1850.>

Titolo

The lily of the valley / / Honore de Balzac ; translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Auckland, New Zealand] : , : The Floating Press, , 1835

2011

ISBN

1-77651-918-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (315 p.)

Disciplina

843.73

Soggetti

French fiction

Electronic books

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Title; Contents; Dedication; The Lily of the Valley; Chapter I - Two Childhoods; Chapter II - First Love; Chapter III - The Two Women; Addendum

Sommario/riassunto

If you like your tales of tragic love to come with a stiff dose of historical realism, get ready to savor this classic from French writer Honore de Balzac. The Lily of the Valley tells the tale of star-crossed lovers Felix de Vandenesse and Henriette de Mortsauf. Will social conventions keep them apart, or will they say goodbye to the trappings of the French aristocracy to live together? Pick up this must-read romance to find out.