Publisher's Synopsis
This novel is set around the year 1820. Auguste de Maulincour, is a young cavalry officer, walking in a Parisian district of ill repute. He 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. But what exactly is her secret? Auguste decides to spy on the woman to find out what she is hiding.
He finds her in the company of a man named Ferragus. In the days and months that follow, Auguste uncovers the secrets of the powerful and mysterious people of Paris, he 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.
It is revealed that Ferragus used to be a rich, handsome boy, a member of the Order of Devorants, who was imprisoned in 1806. He had escaped imprisonment and lived in Paris under various names and disguises. In 1815, Ferragus became involved in several sordid businesses. And thus unfolds the book and its many hidden messages.
- This book in Annotated by Bruce Walker
- This book has also been translated.
- I have included many photos of Honore de Balzac.
- I have included my favorite quotes from Balzac.
- I have also included an introduction written in my own words, with my feelings about him.
- Also, I have given you my feelings on his name.
- This book is different from others by the simple fact of the amount of work I have labored to make it more enjoyable.
- Please enjoy the book!
