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  • Quintus Claudius (Vol. 1&2)

    Historical Novel – The Era of Imperial Rome

    by Ernst Eckstein ...
    Translated by Clara Bell ...
    Ernst Eckstein's "Quintus Claudius" (Vol. 1 & 2) emerges as a notable contribution to the realm of historical fiction, interweaving rich historical detail with vivid narrative. Set against the backdrop of ancient Rome, the novel chronicles the life of the titular character, a fictional representation of the societal and political intricacies of the era. Eckstein's prose exemplifies meticulous ... Read more

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  • Sarrasine

    by Clara Bell, Honoré de Balzac ...
    I was buried in one of those profound reveries to which everybody, even a frivolous man, is subject in the midst of the most uproarious festivities. The clock on the Elysee-Bourbon had just struck midnight. Seated in a window recess and concealed behind the undulating folds of a curtain of watered silk, I was able to contemplate at my leisure the garden of the mansion at which I was passing the ... Read more

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  • Sarrasine

    Enriched edition. Obsession, Artistic Identity, and Illusion vs. Reality in 19th-Century Paris

    by Honoré de Balzac ...
    Translated by Clara Bell ...
    In "Sarrasine," Honoré de Balzac expertly weaves a tale that explores themes of obsession, identity, and the complexities of authenticity within societal expectations. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century Paris, the novella delves into the life of the fictional sculptor, Sarrasine, whose passionate infatuation with a beautiful woman leads to tragic consequences. Balzac's masterful prose is ... Read more

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  • Serapis

    by Clara Bell, Georg Ebers ...
    Georg Ebers is famous for his historical novels. At the heart of the Serapis novel, Christians are going to rally against the god Serapis. „This army of the Saviour whose very essence was gentleness and whose spirit was love, seemed indeed to have deserted from his standard of light and grace to the blood-stained banner of murderous hatred”. However, all this happens very poetic and calm. ... Read more

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  • Conspiring with Mr. Darcy

    by Nora Kipling, Clara Bell ...
    Forced to work together, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy lose their hearts to one another. But can they overcome their pride and their prejudice to find the felicity they both desire?The Bingleys have quit Netherfield for London, leaving Jane heartbroken. So when Mrs. Gardiner requests Jane's attendance, Elizabeth is certain Mr. Bingley will earn Jane's affections. When Jane sends for Elizabeth, ... Read more

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  • Homo Sum

    by Clara Bell, Georg Ebers ...
    Georg Ebers was one of the first who decided to popularize Egyptian knowledge through historical novels. So, for example, the Historical novel „Homo sum” is dedicated to the birth of the institution of monasticism in the depths of the Christian communities of Egypt and Syria. Unlike other novels of Georg Ebers, in this we find the life and customs of the Egyptian people. This novel is not inferior ... Read more

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  • The Ball at Sceaux

    by Honoré de Balzac ...
    Translated by Clara Bell ...
    "The Ball at Sceaux" is the fifth work of Honoré de Balzac, one of the oldest texts of la Comédie Humaine. In writing this novella Balzac seems to have been inspired by the fables of La Fontaine, especially La fille ("The Girl") and Héron ("The Heron"). "The Human Comedy" is Honoré de Balzac's 1829–48 multi-volume collection of interlinked novels and stories depicting French society in the period ... Read more

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  • La Grande Breteche

    by Clara Bell, Ellen Marriage, Honoré de Balzac ...
    “Ah! madame, ” replied the doctor, “I have some appalling stories in my collection. But each one has its proper hour in a conversation— you know the pretty jest recorded by Chamfort, and said to the Duc de Fronsac: 'Between your sally and the present moment lie ten bottles of champagne. ' ... Read more

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  • Another Study of Woman

    by Clara Bell, Honoré de Balzac, Ellen Marriage ...
    To Leon Gozlan as a Token of Literary Good-fellowship. ... Read more

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  • The Sisters

    A Romance of Ptolemaic Memphis

    by Georg Ebers ...
    Translated by Clara Bell ...
    Series series Adventure & the Sea
    Two sisters serve as recluses in the temple of Serapis at Memphis, pouring libations for the dead, and the younger, Irene, is noticed by the King — which is the worst thing that can happen to her. Ebers found the medical papyrus that bears his name and dug in Egypt for years; the Ptolemaic temple in this 1880 novel is reconstructed from papyri he had read himself, including the real petitions of ... Read more

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  • At the Sign of the Cat and Racket

    Scenes of Private Life

    by Honoré de Balzac ...
    Translated by Clara Bell ...
    Series series Salon & Steppe
    Above a draper's shop in old Paris hangs a signboard so ancient nobody can read it; inside, a merchant's daughter is admired by a fashionable painter who has never once considered what she is used to. Balzac opens the Human Comedy with this small book about a marriage between two classes — and shows, in a hundred pages, exactly how it kills her. Sixty plates of painting from 1780 to 1864, by ... Read more

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  • Honorine

    by Honoré de Balzac ...
    Translated by Clara Bell ...
    An extremely collectible, sweet little book named for and written in honor of Balzac’s mother. Comtesse Honorine de Bauvan was married to the Comte at nineteen. She leaves him and is later abandoned by her lover when she becomes pregnant. She lives simply and earns money by making artificial flowers. What she doesn’t know is that her husband is paying exorbitant prices for her work, thus ... Read more

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