Publisher's Synopsis
""A Drama On The Seashore"" is a novel written by the French author Honore De Balzac. The story revolves around two lovers, Calyste and Sabine, who are torn apart by their families' disapproval of their relationship. Calyste is a young man from a wealthy family who falls in love with Sabine, a beautiful but poor girl. Despite their different backgrounds, they fall deeply in love and plan to elope. However, their plans are thwarted by Calyste's mother, who forbids him to marry Sabine. The two lovers are separated, and Calyste is forced to marry a wealthy heiress. Sabine, heartbroken, decides to leave the country and start a new life. The novel explores themes of love, class, and societal expectations. Balzac's vivid descriptions of the seashore and the natural world provide a beautiful backdrop for the tragic love story. ""A Drama On The Seashore"" is a timeless classic that continues to captivate readers with its poignant portrayal of love and loss.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.
