Free digital classic
La Grande Breteche
- Reading format
- EPUB in Folarin Bookstore Digital
- Language
- en
About this book
Creators: Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), Clara Bell (1834-1927) [Translator], and Ellen Marriage (1865-1946) [Translator] "La Grande Breteche" by Honoré de Balzac is a short story published in 1831. Dr. Horace Bianchon encounters a mysterious abandoned manor near Vendôme, forbidden to all visitors for fifty years. Through accounts from locals, he learns of a tragic love affair that ended in horror when a jealous husband discovered his wife's Spanish lover and sealed him alive behind a wall. The traumatic events drove the wife to decree her home remain eternally closed—a monument to secrets, betrayal, and vengeance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 566