La Comédie humaine - Volume 17. Études de mœurs: La cousine Bette; Le cousin Pons

Du côté de chez Swann

Marcel Proust

Ce premier extrait révèle un récit qui mêle mémoire personnelle et description des milieux ruraux français du…

At the Sign of the Cat and Racket

Honoré de Balzac

Balzac’s short story “At the Sign of the Cat and Racket” is a vivid slice of early‑nineteenth‑century…

Swann's Way

Marcel Proust

Swann’s Way is an autobiographical work that blurs the line between memoir and fiction, set against the…

The Thirteen

Honoré de Balzac

Eugenie Grandet

Honoré de Balzac

Scenes from a Courtesan's Life

Honoré de Balzac