A Balzac, Honoré de 1799-1850 creator Bell, Clara 1834-1927 text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "A Man of Business" by Honoré de Balzac is a short story published in 1845. When aristocrat Maxime de Trailles refuses to pay his mounting debts, two clever Parisian businessmen devise an elaborate scheme to collect what he owes. Through manipulation and disguise, they orchestrate a trap involving de Trailles' lover and her business ventures. This tale of deception reveals the ruthless tactics creditors employed in nineteenth-century Paris to recover their money from wealthy debtors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Un_homme_d%27affaires Release date is 2005-02-24 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/1813 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1813 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133049.0 1813