First published 1829

La Maison Du Chat-Qui-Pelote

by Honoré de Balzac

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Scenes from Private Life
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Set in
Paris
Characters
Duchesse de Carigliano, Théodore de Sommervieux
Genre
literary realism

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Followed by
Le Bal de Sceaux

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23 on Open Library, 3 in English
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La Maison Du Chat-Qui-Pelote by Honoré de Balzac was first published in 1829.

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Meissonier engraving of Monsieur Guillaume, a draper in breeches, standing at his counter
Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier's illustration of Monsieur Guillaume.Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Engraving of a man in a cloak looking up at an old shopfront, illustrating Balzac's La Maison du Chat-qui-pelote
Édouard Toudouze's illustration for La Maison du Chat-qui-pelote.Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain