{"product_id":"9781781394106","title":"The Human Comedy, La Comedie Humaine, Volume 3: Ferragus, Chief of the Devorants, the Message, Colonel Chabert, Facino Cane, Two Poets, a Distinguishe","description":"Honoré de Balzac (1799 - 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. His great work was a series of short stories and novels collectively entitled La Comédie Humaine, which gives a picture of swathes of French society in the years after the 1815 fall of Napoleon Bonaparte. Balzac had plenty of experiences to draw upon, he had been an apprentice in a law office, a publisher, printer, businessman, critic, and politician and failed at all of these pursuits. The novels reveal his difficulties with all these careers. \u003cp\u003eMany of these books have been adapted for the screen and to this day they are a source of inspiration for writers, filmmakers and critics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume includes sixteen works in La Comédie Humaine, in their recommended reading order: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFerragus, Chief Of The Devorants, \u003cbr\u003eThe Message, \u003cbr\u003eColonel Chabert, \u003cbr\u003eFacino Cane, \u003cbr\u003eTwo Poets, \u003cbr\u003eA Distinguished Provincial At Paris, \u003cbr\u003eEve And David, \u003cbr\u003eLa Grenadiere, \u003cbr\u003eMassimilla Doni, \u003cbr\u003eThe Lily Of The Valley, \u003cbr\u003eMelmoth Reconciled, \u003cbr\u003eThe Atheist's Mass, \u003cbr\u003eThe Jealousies Of A Country Town, \u003cbr\u003eAn Old Maid, \u003cbr\u003eThe Collection Of Antiquities, \u003cbr\u003eA Drama On The Seashore\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benediction Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064568430832,"sku":"9781781394106","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781781394106_p0.jpg?v=1763717000","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781781394106","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}