Delighted! Would that be a good reading order? Just found this blog, so my comment might be a little late. I found “Lost Illusions” the best way into Balzac, although I certainly wouldn’t quibble with Cousin Bette or Pere Goriot. Steve S. Read 2 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Balzac is the king of melodrama. What do you think of the adopted order in Balzac’s time (Études de Moeurs, Études Philosophiques and Études Analytiques)? I also think http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balzac/. I’ve looked the web over and can find what this is. Listed below is their suggested reading order, listed by the English title. “The Executioner” was a really good story by the way. The “Suggested Reading Order” is from Royce’s recommendations, which are mostly historical order. Please feel free to make comments on any of the stories or other items. I am reading the Chouans and the translation is a struggle at times. Thanks. The Vendetta There’s a strong possibility that we’ll go for another potboiler when we finish it. ( Log Out /  Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. It’s about two guys out hunting and they come upon a dark old house inhabited by two women. However, you may be able to locate others through the Gutenberg Project as well. I just discovered your sign, Madam Vauquer. You’d think that with, well, everything this year has had in store for us, readers would flock to sweet stories with happy endings. Pierre Grassou The Country Doctor Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. …now I’m ready for Balzac! It’s from 1830 so probably good to read early on? Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. ( Log Out /  By 1837 Balzac had written much more, and by 1840 he had hit upon the comprehensive title La Comédie humaine. Thanks. Most of mine were the Ellen Marriage translations and the Katharine Wormely translation from around the same period of time. Individual summaries may be accessed by clicking on the title in the Story Index or the Publication Chronology. There’s not much in the book BUT reading order, so you have to gist of it here. I’ll try your guide out for some of those I haven’t read. Next month I will start reading the complete Comédie Humaine, which I intend to do as a whole and without interleaving other books. Just found your site, and I am intrigued. It’s rather an honorable idealistic story as best I recall. In one of the stories, an editor named Auguste Lepoitevin Saint-Alme is quoted as boasting that he discovered Balzac and taught B how to write pornographic stories. Everyone in the group is struck by how contemporary both Balzac and Baudelaire are! It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Alicia, I wish you could have been with us at the Yahoo Balzac group when we started reading the entire Comedie Humaine in 2006. The Seamy Side of History/The Brotherhood of Consolation: Madame de la Chanterie Is some sort of collection of stories? (Which is truly wonderful.) Pere Goriot is the one several of us recommend. Modeste Mignon I can find this in your collections anywhere. New and used copies of new releases, best sellers and award winners. Ken, I don’t think you’ll turn to stone. April 1st 2005 Are you the Bixiou who recently joined the Yahoo Group as Buck? Marvelous, Allen! Cheers. The books that made up the series were published between 1829 and 1847. I hope I don’t turn to stone. Clare, if you will email me at scamperpamela@gmail.com I have something to email you that will be helpful! ( Log Out /  I’ve read the entire cycle once and most of the books more than once. Thanks so much for all this reference material about Balzac. Welcome to all who enjoy the works of Honoré de Balzac! Nevermind, I found the book online. Well…I read it anyway! Suggested Reading Order of the Human Comedy, http://www.archive.org/stream/honordebalzaci16balziala/honordebalzaci16balziala_djvu.txt. We're sorry; the page you requested could not be found. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Author of La Comedie Humaine Codycross [ Answers ] Posted by By Game Answer 5 months Ago 1 Min Read Add Comment This topic will be an exclusive one for the answers of CodyCross Author of La Comedie Humaine , this game was developed by Fanatee Games a famous one known in puzzle games for ios and android devices. Poor Relations: Cousin Pons We're sorry; the page you requested could not be found. Gambara https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b156953;view=1up;seq=11. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b156953&view=1up&seq=40. I see that it was posted to the website, though perhaps not a part of the e-mail chain (I don’t claim to be the most sophisticated computer user!) Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. You could be thinking of Adieu/Farewell, although the story isn’t quite the same. Given the fact that there are nearly 100 stories (or parts of stories) in the listing, I’d say you’ve accomplished your goal. Pros: * You will know everything about France in the first half of the 19th century. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Since I own a complete set of the Human Comedy, I am now trying to follow the Yahoo-recommended order. I love the suggested order page – as most French lit majors are given first and foremost le Pere Goriot. The first story is The Lesser Bourgeoisie (also translated as The Middle Classes (Les Petits Bourgeois). You can read my summary at http://wp.me/pZns8-Z and see what you think. I have the list! If you missed the Introduction, we urge you to begin from there. At least two of us want to read The Vicar’s Passion (Le Vicaire des Ardennes). Le Sponge, Just joined. The Elixir of Life Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I don’t know offhand about this Saint-Alme, but some of the potboilers are now available in translation–although not nearly all. I’ve just joined this blog family. Thanks so much, Brian! I’ve read a few but want to go back & read them all. At the Sign of the Cat and Racket/The House of the Tennis-playing Cat/Fame and Sorrow It is a non-fiction book, a history of Paris as told through the adventures of real people who lived in Paris; the playwright who wrote “La Vie Boheme,” the criminal-police detective-private detective Vidocq, etc. Next month I will start reading the complete Comédie Humaine, which I intend to do as a whole and without interleaving other books. Welcome back. A Prince of Bohemia Kessinger Publishing, LLC (April 1, 2005). Also, if sometimes anyone feels a need to depart from Paris and Balzac for a bit, I highly recommend Travels With a Donkey Through the Cevennes by Robert Louis Stevenson. PS  If you are a fan of the works of Émile Zola, please visit our sister site The Books of Émile Zola. With which one did you decide to begin? At the Yahoo Group, there is is a list of known potboilers. What would be the advantages and the disadvantages of this order? Turns out one of them takes care of the other. Save money with our huge selection. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. They’re all in the archives which you’re welcome to read as you go along. I’ve just got the Dent set, and compared it with the list of works Andre Maurois’ Life of Balzac. I was at the book store the other day and I came across the 16th Volume of Honore de Balzac in 25 Volumes published by Peter Fenelon Collier and Sons, Translated by Lionel Strachey. AbeBooks offers millions of new, used, rare and out-of-print books, as well as cheap textbooks from thousands of booksellers around the world. Unable to add item to List. A Passion in the Desert I wanted to read more of him but wasn’t sure of where to start so very helpfull thanks. If you go to the home page of this blog, balzacbooks.wordpress.com, on the right side you will see ‘Publication Chronology” and also “Suggested Reading Order”. I have conquered Zola Les Rougon-Macquart cycle of 20 novels in French…. Thanks Dan. Thanks again! I’m surprised about the inclusion of The Imaginary Mistress. Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life: The End of Evil Ways The Country Parson/The Village Rector/Poor Relations As minhas impressões sobre a leitura deste ciclo integral: Honoré de Balzac was a nineteenth-century French novelist and playwright. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Would that be a good reading order? This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Just rectly finished “Jealousies of A Country Town,” which contains “The Old Maid” and “A Collection of Antiquities.” Good Balzac, but not as great as Cousin Bette (that great black pearl of a novel. I printed out a list the other day. I am quite certain that our public library will not have most of them, and it can get a bit pricy to think of buying them. Thanks to Dagny, I’ve just visited this blog and I really appreciate the great work done. St. Louis, MO. A Second Home/A Double Family/Double Life I will have to try other publishers , as it seems Penguin Classics and Oxford World Classics do not publish many of the less famous Balzac novels. I hope there’s room at the inn. All readings are in English translation. No theme is more typically Balzacian than that of the ambitious young provincial fighting for advancement in the competitive world of Paris. I usually prefer to read Recent translations in Penguin Classics or Oxford World Classics in print rather than on ebooks. Best regards The Jealousies of a Country Town: The Old Maid Letters of Two Brides book. They’re all available as free etexts from Project Gutenberg. Or if you prefer paper books and/or newer translations, it’s available in paperback and should be able to pick up a used copy. At the time the only copy for sale on the net was about $200 – pretty steep for a book less than 100 pages, LOL. Honorine (Names have been changed to protect privacy.) The Thirteen: Ferragus Suggested Reading Order of the Human Comedy, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b156953;view=1up;seq=11. You can find them at the Balzac Yahoo Group referenced above at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Balzac. The woman has gone mad, and one of the hunters shoots himself because he loved her and has found her mad. I was unable to find a Table of Contents, but no, Dan, there is nothing new. Fabulous…and my good luck.

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