Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan
first publication date: 1839
genre: novella
part of: Scenes from Parisian life
part of the series: La Comédie humaine
original title: Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan
original language: French
characters: Diane de Maufrigneuse
published in: La Comédie humaine
ebooks: on Gutenberg.org
Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan (English "The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan") is a short story by Honoré de Balzac. It was published in 1839 and is one of the Scènes de la vie Parisienne of La Comédie humaine.The short story depicts a princess of Cadignan whose husband was exiled. After a number of extramarital affairs, the princess decides to seduce a conservative politician. She uses the pretext of conversing about a deceased mutual friend, and makes an effort to read the politician's books in order to have topics to discuss with him. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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