Ursula
Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850
Ursula - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursule_Mirou%C3%ABt Release date is 2005-10-20
Produced by John Bickers, Bonnie Sala, and David Widger Produced by John Bickers, Bonnie Sala, and David Widger
"Ursula" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1841. When aging atheist Dr. Minoret converts to Christianity through supernatural experiences, he plans to leave his fortune to his virtuous goddaughter Ursule. But his greedy blood relatives, aided by a scheming clerk, conspire to seize the entire inheritance. After the doctor's death, a stolen testament and missing bearer bonds leave Ursule penniless. As remorse and ghostly visions haunt the thief, this provincial drama explores virtue, French inheritance law, and the supernatural forces that shape human destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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Ursula - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursule_Mirou%C3%ABt Release date is 2005-10-20
Produced by John Bickers, Bonnie Sala, and David Widger Produced by John Bickers, Bonnie Sala, and David Widger
"Ursula" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1841. When aging atheist Dr. Minoret converts to Christianity through supernatural experiences, he plans to leave his fortune to his virtuous goddaughter Ursule. But his greedy blood relatives, aided by a scheming clerk, conspire to seize the entire inheritance. After the doctor's death, a stolen testament and missing bearer bonds leave Ursule penniless. As remorse and ghostly visions haunt the thief, this provincial drama explores virtue, French inheritance law, and the supernatural forces that shape human destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Biographical fiction Paris (France) -- Fiction France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into English
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