La comédie humaine; Volume 22

<p><i>La Comédie humaine</i> is a collection of novels and short stories by Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) that realistically portrays French society in the period of the Restoration and the July Monarchy (1815-1848). Due to its scope and ambition it is generally viewed as Balzac's magnum opus. This volume is part of the complete collection.</p><p>Balzac's detailed observations and vivid characters offer a panoramic view of French life exploring themes of money power and social mobility. <i>La Comédie humaine</i> remains a cornerstone of French literature and continues to be admired for its literary merit and historical insights.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>