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Fiction

Albert Savarus

Translated by Ellen Marriage

A mysterious lawyer shows up in a town, opens a practice, and starts a newspaper.

First published
1842
Length
41,529 words
Reading time
About 2 hr 54 min
Language
English (US)

About the book

Besançon has no use for strangers, at least until the lawyer Albert Savaron shows up. Before anyone realizes it, he’s won several cases—including a prominent one for the local diocese—and started a newspaper. Suddenly his name is on everyone’s lips, and much of the discussion revolves around why this mysterious lawyer has come to their small town.

After reading a novella serialized in his newspaper and intuiting that it’s perhaps at least somewhat autobiographical, the daughter of the most prominent woman in Besançon determines that she must penetrate Albert’s mystery. What follows is vintage Balzac , where the best-laid plans rarely work out as intended.

First published 1842; the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 41,529 words arranged in 4 navigable sections.

The source metadata identifies Translator: Ellen Marriage.

About the author

Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) is described by Wikidata as French novelist and playwright (1799–1850), with citizenship or national association recorded as France.

Recorded occupations include novelist, literary critic, writer, prose writer, journalist, and art critic. Languages recorded for Honoré de Balzac include French. The structured record associates Honoré de Balzac with literary realism. Wikidata lists Père Goriot, The Human Comedy, Illusions perdues, Eugénie Grandet, Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes, and La Peau de chagrin among Honoré de Balzac's notable works. Open Library identifies The Fatal Skin ... Translated ... by Cedar Paul (Novel Library.) as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 1 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes A Daughter of Eve, A Marriage Settlement, A Start in Life, A Woman of Thirty, Albert Savarus, Eugénie Grandet, and Letters of Two Brides under Honoré de Balzac's authorship.

Contributors

Translator

Ellen Marriage

Reading options

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Themes and ideas

  • France--Social life and customs--19th century--Fiction
  • Historical fiction, French
  • French fiction

Table of contents

Open reader
  1. Dedication
  2. Albert Savarus
  3. Albert Savarus
  4. Endnotes