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"Father Goriot" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1835. Set in Paris during the Bourbon Restoration, it follows three intertwined lives: an elderly father devoted to his daughters, a mysterious criminal in hiding, and a naive law student from the provinces. As the young student enters Parisian society, he confronts the harsh realities of ambition, corruption, and social climbing in a world where family bonds crumble under the weight of greed and status-seeking. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Marriage, Ellen, 1865-1946 |
| Title | Father Goriot |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A8re_Goriot |
| Credits | Produced by Dagny, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | France -- History -- Louis XVIII, 1814-1824 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1237 |
| Release Date | Oct 6, 2004 |
| Last Update | Apr 3, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2455 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Original page: gutenberg.org/ebooks/1237