Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850

The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan - 1 online resource : multiple file formats

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Secrets_de_la_princesse_de_Cadignan Release date is 2005-08-31

Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger

"The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan" by Honoré de Balzac is a short story published in 1839. A beautiful princess with a scandalous past sets her sights on seducing a virtuous conservative writer and politician. Using a deceased mutual friend as pretext, she carefully orchestrates their meeting and studies his books to win his affection. As their romance deepens, the writer hears society gossip about her notorious history with former lovers. Will her secrets destroy their relationship, or can love triumph over reputation? (This is an automatically generated summary.)



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