title: LA Duchesse De Langeais (Folio Series : 846)
author: Honore de Balzac
description: 1973/VISUEL PHOTO DIFFERENT/PLIURES SUR COUVERTURE/ROUSSI/DEFRAICHI/ETAT D'USAGE SUR COUVERTURE ET TRANCHE/TRES BEL OUVRAGE/GRAND CLASSIQUE/EXPDITION RAPIDE DE VOTRE COMMANDE AVEC PROTECTION SOIGNE DE VOS ARTICLES.PROFESSIONNEL DE LA VENTE A DISTANCE.FAST DELIVERY OF YOUR ORDER.ITEMS VERY WELL PACKED.SPECIAL CARE TAKEN.PROFESSIONNAL ON E-BUSINESS.(ref 72)
zlib_text: 
  
  
  
  
  
  ![cover](resources/_cover_.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  * * *
  
  # The Thirteen
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Honore de Balzac
  
  
  This page copyright © 2003 Munsey's.
  
  
  http://www.munseys.com
  
  THE THIRTEEN
  
  
    
  AUTHOR'S PREFACE
  
  
    
  I. FERRAGUS, CHIEF OF THE DEVORANTS
  
  
    
  CHAPTER I. MADAME JULES
  
  
    
  CHAPTER II. FERRAGUS
  
  
    
  CHAPTER III. THE WIFE ACCUSED
  
  
    
  CHAPTER IV. WHERE GO TO DIE?
  
  
    
  CHAPTER V. CONCLUSION
  
  
  II. THE DUCHESSE DE LANGEAIS By HONORE DE BALZAC
  
  
    
  DEDICATION
  
  
  III. THE GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN EYES By HONORE DE
  
  
  BALZAC
  
  
    
  DEDICATION
  
  
  
  
      
  
  Etext prepared by Dagny dagnypg@yahoo.com, Bonnie Sala, and John Bickers
  
  
  jbickers@ihug.co.nz
  
  
  INTRODUCTION
  
  
  The _Histoire des Treize_ consists—or rather is built up—of
  
  
  three stories: _Ferragus_ or the _Rue Soly_ , _La Duchesse
  
  
  de Langeais_ or _Ne touchez-paz a la hache_ , and _La Fille
  
  
  aux Yeux d'Or_.
  
  
  
  
  
  To tell the truth, there is more power than taste throughout the _
  
  
  Histoire des Treize_, and perhaps not very much less unreality than
  
  