The Ball at SceauxHonoré de Balzac
The Ball at Sceaux
by OpenStories
Original author: Honoré de Balzac
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"The Ball at Sceaux" by Honoré de Balzac is a novella published in 1830. Émilie de Fontaine has rejected countless suitors, dismissing them for lacking noble titles. When a mysterious young man appears at a village dance, she finally falls in love. But her aristocratic pride is shattered when she discovers his shocking secret profession. Years later, a twist of fate reveals what her snobbery cost her—a cautionary tale about vanity and misplaced values.
The Ball at Sceaux, by Honoré de Balzac. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #1305.
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