The Balzac, Honoré de 1799-1850 creator Marriage, Ellen 1865-1946 text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Collection of Antiquities" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1838. Set in provincial France after the Revolution, it portrays impoverished old nobility clinging to past glory while neglected by the restored monarchy. The story follows young Victurien d'Esgrignon, a charming but deceitful youth who drains his devoted family's meager resources. When sent to Paris, his lies and reckless spending spiral into debts and potential imprisonment, creating suspense that borders on crime fiction as those who love him scramble to save him from ruin. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Cabinet_des_Antiques Release date is 2004-07-01 Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger Original publication data not identified French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1405 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1405 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133044.0 1405