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Language: English
Author(s): Honoré de Balzac,
Genre(s): Published 1800 - 1900,
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Part of the La Comedie Humane and something of a sequence to Balzac's Father Goriot, the short book's title is the name of the pawn broker/money lender the father Goriot utilized to maintain his spoiled daughters in the luxury he had accustomed them to. This is a continuation of the tale of one of those daughters, Mme Restaud. (Summary by JCarson)