Balzac, Honoré de 1799-1850 creator Wormeley, Katharine Prescott 1830-1908 text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Maitre Cornelius" by Honoré de Balzac is a short story published in 1831. Set in 1479 Tours, it follows Georges d'Estouteville, who becomes apprentice to Cornelius Hoogworst, a wealthy but feared silversmith whose home has been mysteriously robbed multiple times. When another theft occurs during Georges's secret nighttime absence, he faces execution like previous apprentices. The King himself investigates the puzzling robberies, leading to a startling discovery about the true nature of the crimes plaguing the miserly merchant's household. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma%C3%AEtre_Corn%C3%A9lius Release date is 2005-02-22 Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger Original publication data not identified Historical fiction French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1454 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1454 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133045.0 1454