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 | Jul 6, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Feb 26, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 514 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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