Balzac, Honoré de 1799-1850 creator Bell, Clara 1834-1927 text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "At the Sign of the Cat and Racket" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1830. When a celebrated artist falls for a cloth merchant's daughter, their passionate romance leads to marriage. But their union proves tragically mismatched—she adores him yet cannot understand his artistic soul, while he grows cold and distant. As Augustine struggles to bridge the gulf between their worlds, she must confront whether love alone can sustain a marriage torn between bourgeois values and artistic temperament. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Maison_du_chat-qui-pelote Release date is 2004-06-01 Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger Original publication data not identified France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1680 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1680 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133048.0 1680