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The Recruit

Honoré de Balzac

Publisher: Spartacus Books

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Summary

The Recruit. 
Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus.
Available since: 06/17/2020.

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