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138 resources for “Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850”

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The Ball at Sceaux

Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850; Bell, Clara, 1834-1927 [Translator]

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French fiction -- Translations into English
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The Celibates

Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850; Saintsbury, George, 1845-1933 [Commentator]; Wormeley, Katharine Prescott, 1830-1908 [Translator]

The Celibates — English source edition. Subject: France -- Fiction.

France -- FictionCelibacy -- Fiction
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The Elixir of Life

Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850; Bell, Clara, 1834-1927 [Translator]; Waring, James [Translator]

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French fiction -- Translations into English
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The Exiles

Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850; Bell, Clara, 1834-1927 [Translator]; Waring, James [Translator]

The Exiles — English source edition. Subject: French fiction -- Translations into English.

French fiction -- Translations into English
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The Firm of Nucingen

Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850; Waring, James [Translator]

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The Human Comedy: Introductions and Appendix

Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850; Saintsbury, George, 1845-1933 [Author of introduction, etc.]

The Human Comedy: Introductions and Appendix — English source edition. Subject: French fiction.

French fiction
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The Jealousies of a Country Town

Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850; Saintsbury, George, 1845-1933 [Author of introduction, etc.]; Marriage, Ellen, 1865-1946 [Translator]; Wormeley, Katharine Prescott, 1830-1908 [Translator]

The Jealousies of a Country Town — English source edition. Subject: France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.

France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
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The Magic Skin

Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850; Marriage, Ellen, 1865-1946 [Translator]

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Fantasy fictionAuthors -- FictionWishes -- Fiction
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The Message

Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850; Marriage, Ellen, 1865-1946 [Translator]

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