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Honore de Balzac (1799 - 1850)
Biography
Adieu
A story set during and after the Russian campaign against Napoleon, it tells of the crossing of the Beresina River.
Bureaucracy
Monsieur Rabordin, a ministry chief, battles bureaucracy as he and his wife deals with his faltering career.
The Country Doctor
The story of do-gooder Dr. Benassis.
Facino Cane
A young, poverty-stricken writer is invited to a wedding where he encounters an aging musician who sparks his interest. The musician turns out to be the descendent of Venetian royalty, telling the writer his story. The young writer suggests the two go to Venice to reclaim the fortune, but it is too late.
The Message
A young man, while dying, asks a friend to deliver the news of his death to his lover, but the lover falls for the messenger.
An Old Maid
Vendetta
A young woman studying art in Paris finds a soldier hiding in the studio and marries him.

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