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Balzac: Cousin Bette

A poor relation's quiet jealousy brings down a Paris family, in Balzac's study of money and envy.

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45 of the 1990 set
Author
Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850)
Work
Cousin Bette 1846

Ideas: How societies work Wealth, money and markets Why there is evil

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A note for parents: A novel about adult wrongdoing and ruin; meant for older readers.

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