01596cam a22003373u 4500 1215 UtSlPG 20260610133042.0 m cr n 260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PQ Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 The Elixir of Life Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2004 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier 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 "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.) Original publication data not identified French fiction -- Translations into English Bell, Clara, 1834-1927 Waring, James https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1215 43331 43331