A Start in LifeHonoré de Balzac
A Start in Life
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Original author: Honoré de Balzac
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"A Start in Life" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel serialized in 1842. A young man's foolish boasting during a stagecoach journey sets off a chain of consequences that will shape his future. When Oscar Husson pretends to know a wealthy count traveling incognito and reveals embarrassing secrets, he inadvertently destroys his own prospects. Forced to rebuild his life repeatedly after successive indiscretions, Oscar must learn whether youthful vanity can ever be overcome, or if a single mistake can haunt someone forever.
A Start in Life, by Honoré de Balzac. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #1403.
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11 Chapters
- 1.Chapter I: That Which Was Lacking to Pierrotin’s Happiness5,066 words
- 2.Chapter II: The Steward in Danger4,288 words
- 3.Chapter III: The Travellers6,758 words
- 4.Chapter IV: The Grandson of the Famous Czerni-Georges6,743 words
- 5.Chapter V: The Drama Begins4,209 words
- 6.Chapter VI: The Moreau Interior7,369 words