An Episode under the Terror by Honoré de Balzac

"An Episode under the Terror" by Honoré de Balzac is a short story published in 1830. Set during the Reign of Terror in 1793, it follows an elderly ex-Carmelite nun and her companions hiding in Paris as they practice their faith in secret. When a mysterious stranger offers protection and requests a mass for the executed King Louis XVI, they accept his help. But the stranger's true identity will prove both shocking and morally complex, revealing an unexpected connection to the revolution's darkest deeds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850
Translator Bell, Clara, 1834-1927
Title An Episode under the Terror
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Un_%C3%A9pisode_sous_la_Terreur
Credits Produced by Dagny, and Bonnie Sala, and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Historical fiction
Subject French fiction -- Translations into English
Category Text
EBook-No. 1456
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Apr 4, 2013
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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