Cousin Bette (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Honoré Balzac
- First Published: 1846
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Early nineteenth century
- Setting: Paris, France
- Genres: Long fiction, Bourgeois fiction
- Subjects: France or French people, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Paris, Pregnancy, Adultery, Death or dying, Revenge, Bankruptcy or financial crisis
- Locales: Paris, France
Characters Discussed
Baron Hector Hulot d’Ervy (ehk- TOHR ew-LOH dehr-VEE), a councilor of state, an officer of the Legion of Honor, and a hopeless profligate whose rise in government circles has been accompanied by a series of scandals bringing distress to members of his family. After some years of happy married life, he turned from his beautiful, devoted wife and began to associate with the most notorious courtesans in Paris; now he is incorrigible. Not only does he dissipate the family fortune in his gradual degradation, but he also sullies the family honor and causes the...
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Honoré de Balzac (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Honoré de Balzac (Mystery and Detective Fiction)Honoré de Balzac (Dictionary of World Biography)Honoré de Balzac (Censorship)Honoré de Balzac (Short Fiction)Honoré de Balzac (Long Fiction)
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