Patricia
09-18-2007, 06:41 PM
Honoré de Balzac: Maître Cornelius
Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
A story of about 21,600 words, set in 15th-century France.
King Louis XI’s daughter is married to a jealous, abusive husband. She loves a young noblemen, who takes a post in the house of the King’s jeweller, the miserly Maître Cornelius, in order to be near her.
But there is a jewel theft on the night the young man arrives. The King turns detective with surprising results.
I have restored accents and italics, have corrected a couple of errors and added a TOC.
Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
A story of about 21,600 words, set in 15th-century France.
King Louis XI’s daughter is married to a jealous, abusive husband. She loves a young noblemen, who takes a post in the house of the King’s jeweller, the miserly Maître Cornelius, in order to be near her.
But there is a jewel theft on the night the young man arrives. The King turns detective with surprising results.
I have restored accents and italics, have corrected a couple of errors and added a TOC.