The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan (Esprios Classics): Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley

by Honoré de Balzac

Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan (English "The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan") is a short story by Honor de Balzac. It was published in 1839 and is one of the Sc nes de la vie Parisienne of La Com die humaine. Diane de Maufrigneuse, also known as the Princesse de Cadignan is an aristocrat whose husband went into exile after the July Revolution in 1830 due to his loyalty to Charles X. She has had a number of love affairs which her husband has ignored. She was also loved by Michel Chrestien, who admired her from afar, usually attending the opera in order to see her. Chrestien, an ardent republican is killed in a republican uprising in 1832.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0C7SRK4TK
• ISBN13: 9798211174917
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Blurb
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"