The Lily of the Valley: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
The Lily of the Valley: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
The Lily of the Valley is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Balzac, Honoré de (1799–1850). The listed translation credits are Wormeley, Katharine Prescott (1830–1908).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Lily of the Valley" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1835. Set during France's Bourbon Restoration and July Monarchy, it tells the story of an emotionally intense but never physically consummated love between Félix de Vandenesse and Henriette de Mortsauf. Part of Balzac's sweeping series La Comédie humaine, the novel explores themes of passion, restraint, and society while depicting French life between 1815 and 1848.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Lily of the Valley
- Author credits: Balzac, Honoré de (1799–1850)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Wormeley, Katharine Prescott (1830–1908)
Catalogue subjects
- Biographical fiction
- France -- Fiction
- French fiction -- Translations into English
- Historical fiction
- Letters -- Fiction
- Love stories
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Romance fiction
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- Category: French Literature
- Category: Novels
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