01745cam a22003613u 4500 1749 UtSlPG 20260610133049.0 m cr n 260607r1999||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PQ Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 La cousine Bette. English Cousin Betty Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 1999 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/Cousin_Bette Release date is 1999-05-01 Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "Cousin Betty" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1847. Set in mid-19th-century Paris, it follows an unmarried middle-aged woman who plots to destroy her extended family. Bette allies with Valérie Marneffe, a scheming young wife, to seduce and manipulate a series of men—including Baron Hulot, who sacrifices his family's fortune for Valérie's affections. Part of Balzac's vast "Human Comedy" series, this tale explores vice and virtue, sexual obsession, and money's corrupting influence on French society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Didactic fiction French fiction -- Translations into English Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Waring, James https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1749 43863 43863