Publisher's Synopsis
Modeste Mignon is a novel written by the French author Honore De Balzac. It tells the story of a young woman named Modeste who is the daughter of a successful but miserly composer. Modeste is intelligent, beautiful, and talented, but her father's strict control over her life prevents her from pursuing her dreams of becoming a writer.When Modeste's father dies, she inherits a large fortune and gains the freedom to pursue her passions. She moves to Paris and begins to write under a pseudonym, attracting the attention of a wealthy and influential man named Canalis. Canalis is impressed by Modeste's talent and beauty, and he begins to court her.However, Modeste is not interested in Canalis and instead falls in love with a young artist named Ernest de la Briere. Ernest is poor and unknown, but Modeste sees in him the passion and creativity that she has always admired.As Modeste and Ernest's relationship deepens, they face numerous obstacles, including Modeste's overbearing mother and the disapproval of Canalis. Despite these challenges, Modeste and Ernest remain committed to each other and eventually find a way to be together.Modeste Mignon is a novel that explores themes of love, creativity, and the struggle for independence. It is a poignant and engaging story that will captivate readers with its vivid characters and compelling plot.This young man with a livid face--a blonde of the type with black eyes, whose immovable glance has an indescribable fascination, sober in speech as in conduct, dressed in black, lean as a consumptive, but nevertheless vigorously framed--visited the family of his former master and the house of his cashier less from affection than from self-interest.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.
