Cousin Bette / Honore de Balzac ; translated from the French by James Waring ; with an introduction by Michael Tilby.
Translation of the 1847 French novel about Lisbeth Fischer, a conniving poor relation whose relationship with her beautiful cousin's sexually indiscriminate husband offers her the opportunity to exact vengeance upon the family.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Knopf,
[1991]
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| Series: | Everyman's library ;
15. Everyman's library (Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.) ; 15. |
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| Summary: | Translation of the 1847 French novel about Lisbeth Fischer, a conniving poor relation whose relationship with her beautiful cousin's sexually indiscriminate husband offers her the opportunity to exact vengeance upon the family. |
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| Physical Description: | xlvii, 437 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxviii-xxxix). |
| ISBN: | 0375400761 9780375400766 1857150155 9781857150155 |