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Beatrix

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Original author: Honoré de Balzac

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"Beatrix" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1839. Young Calyste du Guénic loves the celebrated writer Félicité des Touches, but she doesn't return his affections. He then falls for the beautiful but cruel marchioness Béatrix de Rochefide, setting off a complex romantic entanglement. Félicité sacrifices her own heart to help Calyste pursue Béatrix, while rivals complicate his quest. This tale of unrequited love and romantic obsession explores the devastating consequences of passion and the struggle between desire and duty.

Beatrix, by Honoré de Balzac. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #1957.

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26 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: A Breton Town and Mansion4,755 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: The Baron, His Wife, and Sister4,857 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: Three Breton Silhouettes2,667 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: A Normal Evening3,642 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: Calyste3,183 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: Biography of Camille Maupin6,163 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: Les Touches3,639 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: La Marquise Beatrix8,206 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: A First Meeting3,679 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: Drama6,074 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: Female Diplomacy4,739 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: Correspondence5,161 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: Duel Between Women3,774 words
  1. 14.Chapter XIV: An Excursion to Croisic6,627 words
  2. 15.Chapter XV: Conti3,166 words
  3. 16.Chapter XVI: Sickness Unto Death3,842 words
  4. 17.Chapter XVII: A Death: a Marriage5,688 words
  5. 18.Chapter XVIII: The End of a Honey-Moon6,316 words
  6. 19.Chapter XIX: The First Lie of a Pious Duchess3,707 words
  7. 20.Chapter XX: A Short Treatise on Certainty: but Not From Pascal’s Point of View1,942 words
  8. 21.Chapter XXI: The Wickedness of a Good Woman2,785 words
  9. 22.Chapter XXII: The Normal History of an Upper-Class Grisette4,067 words
  10. 23.Chapter XXIII: One of the Diseases of the Age2,187 words
  11. 24.Chapter XXIV: The Influence of Social Relations and Position1,770 words
  12. 25.Chapter XXV: A Prince of Bohemia5,309 words
  13. 26.Chapter XXVI: Disillusions--In All but La Fontaine’s Fables5,008 words