Set in Paris in the mid-nineteenth century, it relates the story of the vengeful Bette who, along with her scheming accomplice Valérie Marneffe, sets out to ruin her extended family. Exploring themes of lust, greed and virtue, Balzac delivers a powerful, absorbing literary classic, and an unmissable read
| ISBN: | 9781857150155 |
| Publication date: | 26th September 1991 |
| Author: | Honoré de Balzac, James Waring |
| Publisher: | Everyman |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 484 pages |
| Series: | Everyman's Library CLASSICS |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |