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1 online resource (1 audio file (12hr., 44 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Phillip Nick. |
| Summary |
Cousin Pons is one of the final works in Balzac's long novel series titled The Human Comedy. It was published in 1847, along with Cousin Betty, as one of a complementary pair of novels, collectively titled Poor Relations. While Cousin Betty tells the story of a bitter woman who seeks revenge on her wealthier relations, in Cousin Pons, Balzac turns to the story of an timid, innocent man who is exploited and victimized by the wealthier members of his extended family. Balzac offers probing character portraits and an indictment of greed and materialism in this detailed portrait of mid-19th-century French life. He is considered one of the finest European novelists of his century and a significant influence on the development of literary realism. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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Older men -- Fiction.
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Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
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Boardinghouses -- France -- Paris -- Fiction.
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Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
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France -- History -- Louis XVIII, 1814-1824 -- Fiction.
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Marriage, Ellen. Translator.
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Saintsbury, George.
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Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850.
Père Goriot. English.
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Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850.
Cousin Pons. English.
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hoopla digital.
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Old Goriot.
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| ISBN |
9781669309505 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1669309509 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT14532137 |
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