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320 pages • paperback • first pub 1837 • 42 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780140446418
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Edition Pub Date: 27 Jan 1994
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Description
This story is one of Balzac's "Scenes de la Vie Privee" within the "Comedie Humaine" sequence, and describes the irresistible rise and fall of a perfume merchant in the Rue St Honore. This novel is the French 19th-century's great poem of bankruptcy.
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320 pages • paperback • 1837
ISBN/UID: 9780140446418
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Edition Pub Date: 27 Jan 1994
About SGAI
SGAI (StoryGraph AI) is a complete in-house solution. This is not ChatGPT or Claude.
All processing is done on StoryGraph, so your reading data is kept private and never shared.
Regarding the environmental impact: The entire feature uses the power of a single gaming PC and runs on 100% renewable energy.
SGAI is opt-in and off by default. Press the button below to turn it off, and you can turn it back on from the Preferences page:
Description
This story is one of Balzac's "Scenes de la Vie Privee" within the "Comedie Humaine" sequence, and describes the irresistible rise and fall of a perfume merchant in the Rue St Honore. This novel is the French 19th-century's great poem of bankruptcy.
Community Reviews
Content Warnings