The Country Doctor by Honoré de Balzac

"The Country Doctor" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1833. When Commander Genestas arrives in a remote French village, he discovers that Dr. Benassis has transformed a miserable settlement into a thriving community in just ten years. Each man carries a hidden secret that shaped his life. Through their stories and tales from a Napoleonic soldier, Balzac explores themes of devotion, lost love, and social transformation, examining how personal suffering can inspire service to others. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850
Translator Bell, Clara, 1834-1927
Translator Marriage, Ellen, 1865-1946
Title The Country Doctor
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_M%C3%A9decin_de_campagne
Credits Produced by Dagny, and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Physicians -- Fiction
Subject Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Fiction
Subject French fiction -- Translations into English
Subject France -- History -- Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815 -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 1350
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Feb 26, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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