The Message: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The Message 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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"The Message" by Honoré de Balzac is a short story published in 1832. When a stagecoach accident leaves a young man fatally injured, he entrusts a fellow passenger with a delicate final mission: retrieve his secret love letters and return them to his married lover. The narrator's journey to fulfill this dying wish leads him to a château, where he must navigate the dangerous terrain of forbidden love, grief, and the painful secrets hidden within a seemingly respectable marriage.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Message
- Author credits: Balzac, Honoré de (1799–1850)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Marriage, Ellen (1865–1946)
Catalogue subjects
- French fiction -- Translations into English
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- Category: French Literature
- Category: Short Stories
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