The Works of Honore de Balzac

Originally published in the early 1920's as part of a series, The Works of Honoré De Balzac is a superb collection, which includes: . A Daughter of Eve . The Unconscious Mummers . A Prince of Bohemia . A Man of Business . Gaudissart II . The Firm of Nucingen. Each novella, expertly prefaced by George Saintsbury, displays Balzac's genius for short imaginative prose. Journalist and writer HONORÉ DE BALZAC (1799-1850) is considered one of the masters of realism in Western literature. A prodigious creator of novels and short stories, Balzac's literary masterpieces include Le Pére Goriot, Les Illusions Perdues, Les Paysans, La Femme de Trente Ans, and Eugénie Grandet.