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This beautiful edition is in fine condition. The pages are clean and unmarked throughout. The green boards feature gilt lettering on the spine of each volume. Eugénie Grandet (1833) is one of Honoré de Balzac's most celebrated novels, part of his vast La Comédie humaine cycle. Eugénie has no legal or social autonomy; her fate is controlled by men and money. Modeste Mignon (1844) is also part of La Comédie humaine. Modeste's fantasy life is shaped by books and poetry; she falls for an idealized image rather than a real person, a critique of literary Romanticism itself.

This beautiful edition is in fine condition. The pages are clean and unmarked throughout. The green boards feature gilt lettering on the spine of each volume. Père Goriot is the original French title, published in 1835, and it has been published in English under two names: "Old Goriot" and "Father Goriot." It introduces Eugène de Rastignac, one of Balzac's recurring characters who appears across many novels in the series, making Volume Two a centerpiece of the collection. Le Contrat de mariage is the original French title, also published in 1835, and it has been published in English under two names: "A Marriage Settlement" and "The Marriage Contract." Balzac used recurring characters to weave his novels together into the larger tapestry of La Comédie Humaine.