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...The longest, without exception, of Balzac's books, and one which contains hardly any passage that is not very nearly of his best, Illusions Perdues suffers, I think, a little in point of composition from the mixture of the Angouleme scenes of its first and third parts with the purely Parisian interest of Un Grand Homme de Province . It is hardly possible to exaggerate the gain in distinctness and lucidity of arrangement derived from putting Les Deux Poetes and Eve et David (a much better title than that which has been preferred in the Edition Definitive ) together in one volume, and reserving the greatness and decadence of Lucien de Rubempre for another. It is distinctly awkward that this should be divided, as it is itself an enormous episode, a sort of Herodotean parenthesis, rather than an integral part of the story...
| ISBN-13 | 9781605976129 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 1605976121 |
| Weight | 2.24 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 7.50 x 1.21 x 9.25 In |
| List Price | $24.45 |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 600 pages |
| Publisher | Book Jungle |
| Published On | 2008-05-09 |
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