Language: English
Published in: 1834
Categorie(s): Fiction
Translator: Ellen Marriage
Word count: 103,295 words (≈ about 7 hours)
Source: http://gutenberg.org
Copyright: Public Domain
The novel takes place during the Bourbon Restoration, which brought about profound changes in French society; the struggle of individuals to secure upper-class status is ubiquitous in the book. The city of Paris also impresses itself on the characters – especially young Rastignac, who grew up in the provinces… (more)
The Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction was selected by Charles W. Eliot, LLD (1834-1926), with notes and introductions by William Allan Neilson. It...