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100 1 _aSaltus, Edgar,
_d1855-1921
245 1 0 _aBalzac
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2014-09-16
508 _aE-text prepared by Adam Buchbinder, Denis Pronovost, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"Balzac" by Edgar Saltus is a biography written in the late 19th century. The book explores the life and genius of the renowned French novelist Honoré de Balzac, covering his formative years, literary struggles, and eventual rise to fame as a pivotal figure in literature with his expansive work, "La Comédie Humaine." Saltus delves into Balzac’s eccentricities, profound obsessions, and creative process, painting a vivid picture of the man behind the novels that shaped French literature. The opening of "Balzac" introduces us to Honoré de Balzac's early life and formative experiences that shaped his literary journey. Born in Tours in 1799, Balzac is depicted as a precocious child, engrossed in books and music, showing early signs of brilliance despite being viewed as a dullard in school. Saltus details Balzac's struggles with confinement in conventional education, his eventual resolve to pursue a life of literature despite familial expectations, and the hardships he faced, including financial difficulties and the challenges of gaining recognition in literary circles. The narrative sets up a foundation for understanding Balzac's profound influence on the literary world, highlighting early hints of his ambitious nature and relentless dedication to his craft. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aBalzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850
653 _aNovelists, French -- 19th century -- Biography
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46859
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