Publisher's Synopsis
""A Drama on the Seashore"" is a novella written by the French author Honore de Balzac. The story is set in a small village on the coast of Brittany, where a group of travelers find themselves stranded due to a storm. Among the group is a young woman named Marie-Gaston, who is being pursued by her jealous and possessive husband, Monsieur de Kergarouet. As the storm rages on, tensions rise and secrets are revealed, leading to a dramatic and tragic conclusion. Balzac's vivid descriptions of the rugged coastal landscape and the stormy sea add to the atmosphere of the story, which explores themes of love, jealousy, and betrayal. ""A Drama on the Seashore"" is a classic example of Balzac's realist style, which focuses on depicting the complexities of human relationships and the social realities of his time.Astride upon my thought, like Astolphe on his hippogriff, I was galloping through worlds, suiting them to my fancy. Presently, as I looked about me to find some omen for the bold productions my wild imagination was urging me to undertake, a pretty cry, the cry of a woman issuing refreshed and joyous from a bath, rose above the murmur of the rippling fringes as their flux and reflux.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
