Szabolcs házassága : Regény by Ferenc Herczeg
"Szabolcs házassága" by Ferenc Herczeg is a novel written in the early 20th century. It follows a calculated alliance between a cash-strapped aristocrat, Szabolcs Sándor, and wealthy heiress Forgács Malvin, with Count Bakó as a shrewd friend who both smooths and complicates their path. Set among salons, estates, and elite gatherings, the story examines class, money, attraction, and reputation in a modernizing Hungarian society. The opening of the novel moves from a
casino billiard-room dare—where Szabolcs and his cousin Bakó decide to attend the bourgeois Forgács family’s soirée—into a deft portrait of characters and motives: Szabolcs’s charm and precarious finances, Bakó’s solid wealth and cool pragmatism, and Malvin’s striking allure under her father’s worship of the illustrious Szabolcs name. After winter hesitation, a costly spring on the turf pushes Szabolcs to courtship and a swift engagement; a quiet wedding and seaside trip follow, while the shrewd Forgács buys the ancestral estate for Malvin. A year and a half later at Szabolcsfalva, marital disillusion surfaces during tense rides and a blunt exchange about money and expectations. Bakó arrives, becomes an amiable ally, flatters Malvin’s beauty, and leverages his standing to pull her into higher circles. He secures an invitation to the Borovszki hunt ball, where Leticia the princess takes notice, and Malvin’s social ascent begins amid waltzes, introductions, and the gróf’s needling commentary. The section closes as the princess monopolizes Szabolcs’s escort and the night’s play of status, desire, and appearances intensifies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Herczeg, Ferenc, 1863-1954 |
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| Title | Szabolcs házassága : Regény |
| Original Publication | Budapest: Singer és Wolfner, 1902. |
| Credits | Albert László from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project |
| Language | Hungarian |
| LoC Class | PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures |
| Subject | Hungarian fiction -- 19th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77564 |
| Release Date | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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