Chief Of The Devorants ( Annotated) (Translated): Ferragus
The novel is set around the year 1820. Auguste de Maulincour, a young cavalry officer, walking in a Parisian district of ill repute, sees from afar a young married woman, Clemence, with whom he is secretly in love. He sees her enter a house of ill repute. The young married woman is widely recognized in Parisian society as a paragon of marital virtue-what is her secret? Auguste decides to spy on the woman to find out what her secret is. He finds her in the company of a man named Ferragus. In the days that follow, Auguste uncovers the secrets of powerful and mysterious people and narrowly escapes several assassination attempts. Subsequently, Auguste is killed, but before he dies, he reveals Clemence's secret to her husband, Jules Desmarets, a very rich stockbroker. Ferragus is none other than Clemence's father.

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Chief Of The Devorants ( Annotated) (Translated): Ferragus
The novel is set around the year 1820. Auguste de Maulincour, a young cavalry officer, walking in a Parisian district of ill repute, sees from afar a young married woman, Clemence, with whom he is secretly in love. He sees her enter a house of ill repute. The young married woman is widely recognized in Parisian society as a paragon of marital virtue-what is her secret? Auguste decides to spy on the woman to find out what her secret is. He finds her in the company of a man named Ferragus. In the days that follow, Auguste uncovers the secrets of powerful and mysterious people and narrowly escapes several assassination attempts. Subsequently, Auguste is killed, but before he dies, he reveals Clemence's secret to her husband, Jules Desmarets, a very rich stockbroker. Ferragus is none other than Clemence's father.

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Chief Of The Devorants ( Annotated) (Translated): Ferragus

Chief Of The Devorants ( Annotated) (Translated): Ferragus

Chief Of The Devorants ( Annotated) (Translated): Ferragus

Chief Of The Devorants ( Annotated) (Translated): Ferragus

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Overview

The novel is set around the year 1820. Auguste de Maulincour, a young cavalry officer, walking in a Parisian district of ill repute, sees from afar a young married woman, Clemence, with whom he is secretly in love. He sees her enter a house of ill repute. The young married woman is widely recognized in Parisian society as a paragon of marital virtue-what is her secret? Auguste decides to spy on the woman to find out what her secret is. He finds her in the company of a man named Ferragus. In the days that follow, Auguste uncovers the secrets of powerful and mysterious people and narrowly escapes several assassination attempts. Subsequently, Auguste is killed, but before he dies, he reveals Clemence's secret to her husband, Jules Desmarets, a very rich stockbroker. Ferragus is none other than Clemence's father.


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ISBN-13: 9781666228410
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date: 12/28/2020
Series: The Thirteen , #1
Pages: 246
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)

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Honore de Balzac
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