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Oct 19, 2004 · Public domain in the USA. Downloads. 170 downloads in the last 30 days. Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
Gobseck is sort of a prequel to Father Goirot, featuring a grotesque title character who is both villainous for his greed but strangely attractive to the reader for his cynical proclamations and, at times, insight into the darker and more calculating aspects of human nature.
Feb 2, 2013 · First published 1830. Included as part of La Comédie humaine . This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Return to the top of the page.
This portrait of Gobseck, a loan shark, serves above all to show a secret drama of private life. The young woman who comes to borrow against her jewels does so to save her lover. But almost immediately the husband (Count de Restaud) arrives, who knows everything.
Gobseck. Honoré de Balzac. ReadHowYouWant.com, 2006 - Fiction - 140 pages. His room, and everything in it, from the green baize of the bureau to the strip of carpet by the bed, was as clean and threadbare as the chilly sanctuary of some elderly spinster who spends her days in rubbing her furniture. In winter time, the live brands of the fire ...
Jan 10, 2017 · Gobseck. Honoré de Balzac. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Jan 10, 2017 - Literary Collections - 46 pages. Gobseck began as a cabin boy and worked his way up while traveling around...
The interesting story of Gobseck, a money-lender, his life and business. Hardships and penury faced in early life have made him a miser. He does not believe in helping others and is of the view that money is the only thing that matters. Balzac delves into his heart and mind to present a life-like character and a compelling tale. Thought-provoking!
