Publisher's Synopsis
""Beatrix"" is a novel by the renowned French author, Honore De Balzac. It tells the story of a young man named Calyste who falls in love with a married woman named Beatrix. Despite Beatrix's love for her husband, she is drawn to Calyste's youth and passion. As their relationship develops, they must navigate the complex societal norms and expectations of their time. Balzac explores themes of love, desire, and the constraints of society in this classic tale of forbidden romance.The Comtesse de Montcornet told him of a young lady in the department of the Orne, a Mademoiselle Beatrix-Maximilienne-Rose de Casteran, the youngest daughter of the Marquis de Casteran, who wished to marry his two daughters without dowries in order to reserve his whole fortune for the Comte de Casteran, his son.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.
