A Balzac, Honoré de 1799-1850 creator Bell, Clara 1834-1927 text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "A Second Home" by Honoré de Balzac is a short story first published in 1830. This tale explores the moral complexities of a double life through Comte de Granville, an aristocratic magistrate trapped in a loveless marriage to a sanctimonious woman. When he encounters Caroline Crochard, a young woman living in poverty, he establishes a secret second family with her. Balzac contrasts the cold righteousness of the Count's aristocratic home with the warmth of his hidden life, raising questions about virtue, happiness, and the consequences of forbidden love. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Une_double_famille Release date is 2005-08-29 Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny Original publication data not identified French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1810 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1810 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133049.0 1810