The Elixir of Life
Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850
The Elixir of Life - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Elixir_de_longue_vie Release date is 2004-08-30
Produced by Dagny, and David Widger Produced by Dagny, and David Widger
"The Elixir of Life" by Honoré de Balzac is a short story published in 1830. Set in 16th-century Italy and Spain, it follows Don Juan Belvidero, who receives from his dying father a mysterious liquid that can restore life. When Juan disobeys his father's final instructions, he sets in motion a dark chain of events involving forbidden knowledge, debauchery, and atheism. Years later, his own deathbed command to his devout son leads to a horrifying miracle that shocks an entire community. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
French fiction -- Translations into English
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The Elixir of Life - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Elixir_de_longue_vie Release date is 2004-08-30
Produced by Dagny, and David Widger Produced by Dagny, and David Widger
"The Elixir of Life" by Honoré de Balzac is a short story published in 1830. Set in 16th-century Italy and Spain, it follows Don Juan Belvidero, who receives from his dying father a mysterious liquid that can restore life. When Juan disobeys his father's final instructions, he sets in motion a dark chain of events involving forbidden knowledge, debauchery, and atheism. Years later, his own deathbed command to his devout son leads to a horrifying miracle that shocks an entire community. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
French fiction -- Translations into English
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