The Secret of the Princess

Author: Balzac
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book includes two novellas and two short stories by Balzac. The Bank of Nogent portrays the typical image of the great banker Nogent during the July Monarchy in France. Through his well-planned speculative methods, he squeezed a lot of "wool" from the people of Paris and became a wealthy tycoon. The Secret of the Queen reveals the secret of the Countess of Castiglione's deception of the writer Paul de Kock's love. The author portrays...