The Recruit by Honoré de Balzac

"The Recruit" by Honoré de Balzac is a short story published in 1831. Set during the French Revolution in 1793, it follows an aristocratic mother living under government scrutiny while awaiting her son, a fugitive from a failed Royalist uprising. When she receives word he will seek shelter at her estate, she must navigate dangerous suspicions from local authorities. A fateful knock at her door brings an unexpected visitor, leading to a devastating twist of fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850
Translator Wormeley, Katharine Prescott, 1830-1908
Title The Recruit
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_R%C3%A9quisitionnaire
Credits Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject French fiction -- Translations into English
Category Text
eBook-No. 1426
Release Date
Last Update Apr 4, 2013
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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