a.k.a. The Gondreville Mystery)The Deputy for Arcis (the only part written by Balzac was published as l'Élection, 1847)Z. Marcas (1840) Scenes from military life (Scènes de la vie militaire)The Chouans (Les Chouans, 1829)A Passion in the Desert (Une passion dans le désert, 1830) Scenes from country life (Scènes de la vie de campagne)The Country Doctor (Le Médecin de campagne, 1833)The Lily of the Valley (Le Lys dans la vallée, 1836)The Village Rector (Le Curé de Village, 1839)The Peasants (Les Paysans, 1855; first part published in 1844, a.k.a. Sons of the Soil) Philosophical studies (Études philosophiques)The Wild Ass's Skin (La Peau de chagrin, 1831)Christ in Flanders (Jésus-Christ en Flandre, 1831)Melmoth Reconciled (Melmoth réconcilié, 1835)The Unknown Masterpiece (Le Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu, 1831)Gambara (1837)Massimilla Doni (1839)The Quest of the Absolute (La Recherche de l'Absolu, 1834, a.k.a. Alkahest)The Hated Son (L'Enfant maudit, 1831)Farewell (Adieu, 1830)The Maranas (Les Marana, 1834, a.k.a. Juana)The Conscript (Le Réquisitionnaire, 1831)El Verdugo (1830)A Drama on the Seashore (Un drame au bord de la mer, 1834)Maître Cornélius (1831)The Red Inn (L'Auberge rouge, 1831)About Catherine de' Medici (Sur Catherine de Médicis, 1842)The Elixir of Life (L'Élixir de longue vie, 1831)The Exiles (Les Proscrits, 1831)Louis Lambert (1832)Séraphîta (1835) Analytical studies (Études analytiques)Physiology of Marriage (Physiologie du Mariage, 1829)Little Miseries of Conjugal Life (Petites misères de la vie conjugale, 1846) Characters Recurring characters Eugène de Rastignac – student, dandy, financier, politician (appears in 28 works) Lucien Chardon de Rubempré (the use of "de Rubempré" is contested) – journalist, parvenu Jacques Collin a.k.a. Abbé Carlos Herrera a.k.a. Vautrin a.k.a. Trompe-la-Mort – a criminal run away from forced labour Camusot – examining magistrate (The Collection of Antiquities, A Commission in Lunacy, Scenes from a Courtesan's Life; his father also appears in A Distinguished Provincial at Paris) Blondet, Emile – journalist, man of letters, prefect (The Collection of Antiquities, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, Scenes from a Courtesan's Life). Compare and contrast with Raoul Nathan. Raoul Nathan – in 19 works, writer, politician Daniel d'Arthez Delphine de Nucingen née Goriot Roger de Granville Louis Lambert la duchesse de Langeais la comtesse de Mortsauf Jean-Jacques Bixiou – in 19 works, artist Joseph Bridau – in 13 works, painter Marquis de Ronquerolles – in 20 works la comtesse Hugret de Sérisy – in 20 works Félix-Amédée de Vandenesse Horace Bianchon – in 24 works, doctor des Lupeaulx – public servant Salon leaders: the Duchesse de Maufrigneuse, the Marquise d'Espard Dandies: