A Harlot High and Low by Honoré de Balzac

A Harlot High and Low

La Comédie Humaine #41

Honoré de Balzac with Rayner Heppenstall (Translator)

560 pages first pub 1838 (editions)

fiction classics challenging medium-paced
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Finance, fashionable society, and the intrigues of the underworld and the police system form the heart of this powerful novel, which introduces the satanic genius Vautrin, one of the greatest villains in world literature. For more than seventy yea...

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Moods

adventurous 50%
challenging 50%
dark 50%
mysterious 50%
tense 50%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

No: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

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