Category: Short Stories

Short-story masterpieces, Vol. 2

Esenwein, J. Berg (Joseph Berg), 1867-1946 [Editor]· 2 chapters· 28,873 words

Honoré Balzac, or de Balzac, as he loved to call himself--though really there was no “noble” blood in his veins--was baptized under the name of Balssa. He was born on May 20, 1799, at Tours. His mother, Laure Sallambier, was a Parisian; his father, a provincial from Languedoc....

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1. VOLUME II--FRENCH

2. VOLUME II

Honoré Balzac, or de Balzac, as he loved to call himself--though really there was no “noble” blood in his veins--was baptized under the name of Balssa. He was born on May 20, 17...