A Daughter of Eve

A Daughter of Eve is a novel written by the French author Honore De Balzac. The book tells the story of a young woman named Esther van Gobseck, who is the daughter of a wealthy banker. Esther is beautiful and charming, but she is also vain and materialistic. She dreams of marrying a wealthy man and living a life of luxury.Esther's father is not happy with her shallow lifestyle and arranges for her to marry a wealthy baron. However, Esther falls in love with a young artist named Lucien de Rubempre. Lucien is not wealthy, but he is charming and talented. Esther decides to leave her husband and run away with Lucien.The couple faces many challenges as they try to make a life together. They struggle with poverty and social ostracism. Esther's father disowns her and Lucien's career as an artist is not successful. The couple's relationship is also strained as Esther becomes jealous of Lucien's female admirers.The novel explores themes of love, wealth, and social status. Balzac examines the corrupting influence of money and the importance of true love and human connection. A Daughter of Eve is a classic work of French literature and a timeless story of love and sacrifice.The most amusing society, but also the most mixed, which Madame Felix de Vandenesse frequented, was that of the Comtesse de Montcornet, a charming little woman, who received illustrious artists, leading financial personages, distinguished writers; but only after subjecting them to so rigid an examination that the most exclusive aristocrat had nothing to fear in coming in contact with this second-class society.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.