Book: Paperback | 129 x 198mm | 400 pages | ISBN 9780140443011 | 29 Aug 1974 | Penguin Classics
This trilogy of stories—"Ferragus: Chief of the Companions of Duty," "The Duchesse De Langeais," and "The Girl with the Golden Eyes"—purporting to be the history of a secret society, laid the foundation for Balzac’s Scenes of Parisian Life and is a stunning evocation of all ranks of society.