An Historical Mystery; The Gondreville Mystery
An Historical Mystery; The Gondreville Mystery
By Honoré de Balzac
2 Jan, 2020
This is a historical novel and some of the characters were real: Napoleon, of course, and his police chief Fouche; Talleyrand makes a brief appearance. When Balzac sprinkles his text with these, he writes as if the primary story was also real.
This is a historical novel and some of the characters were real: Napoleon, of course, and his police chief Fouche; Talleyrand makes a brief appearance. When Balzac sprinkles his text with these, he writes as if the primary story was also real. Less