Balzac, Honoré de 1799-1850 creator Marriage, Ellen 1865-1946 text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Farewell" by Honoré de Balzac is a short story published in 1830. When Baron Philippe de Sucy encounters a mysterious, insane woman at an abandoned manor, he recognizes her as Stephanie, the countess he loved and lost during Napoleon's catastrophic retreat from Russia in 1812. Haunted by their separation at the Beresina River crossing, Philippe devises an elaborate plan to restore her memory and their connection, recreating the traumatic battlefield scene that shattered her mind. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adieu_(short_story) Release date is 2004-06-01 Produced by Dagny, John Bickers, and David Widger Original publication data not identified France -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5873 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5873 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133145.0 5873