Father Goriot: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Father Goriot is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Balzac, Honoré de (1799–1850). The listed translation credits are Marriage, Ellen (1865–1946).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Father Goriot" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1835. Set in Paris during the Bourbon Restoration, it follows three intertwined lives: an elderly father devoted to his daughters, a mysterious criminal in hiding, and a naive law student from the provinces. As the young student enters Parisian society, he confronts the harsh realities of ambition, corruption, and social climbing in a world where family bonds crumble under the weight of greed and status-seeking.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Father Goriot
- Author credits: Balzac, Honoré de (1799–1850)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Marriage, Ellen (1865–1946)
Catalogue subjects
- Fathers and daughters -- Fiction
- France -- History -- Louis XVIII, 1814-1824 -- Fiction
- French fiction -- Translations into English
- Older men -- Fiction
- Paris (France) -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Best Books Ever Listings
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: French Literature
- Category: Novels
- Harvard Classics
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