The Marriage Contract

<p>Honora de Balzac is considered the founder of social realism. Balzac was the first writer to write about the all social levels of the social scene in France.</p><p> </p><p>His vast collection of works encompasses the Restoration period and the July Monarchy. La Comedie Humaine was written between 1799 and 1850.</p><p> </p><p>This collection contains 95 novels stories and essays.</p><p> </p><p>A Marriage Contract (Le contrat de mariage 1835) is part of the Scenes from private life (Sc��nes de la vie priv��e) of La Comedie Humaine.</p>