Ferragus, Chief of the Dévorants
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About This Book
Honora de Balzac is considered the founder of social realism. Balzac was the first writer to write about the all social levels of the social scene in France. His vast collection of works encompasses the Restoration period and the July Monarchy. La Comedie Humaine was written between 1799 and 1850. This collection contains 95 novels, stories, and essays. Ferragus is the fist work in The Thirteen (Histoire des Treize) section of La Comedie Humaine.
Chapters (13)
- FERRAGUS, CHIEF OF THE DEVORANTS
- Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
- DEDICATION To Hector Berlioz.
- PREFACE FERRAGUS, CHIEF OF THE DEVORANTS
- ADDENDUM
- PREFACE
- FERRAGUS, CHIEF OF THE DEVORANTS
- CHAPTER I. MADAME JULES
- CHAPTER II. FERRAGUS
- CHAPTER III. THE WIFE ACCUSED
- CHAPTER IV. WHERE GO TO DIE?
- CHAPTER V. CONCLUSION
- ADDENDUM
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