Repertory of the Comedie Humaine-1
REPERTORY OF THE COMEDIE HUMAINE
PART I, A -- K
TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE
"Work crowned by the French Academy" is a significant line borne by the title-page of the original edition of Messieurs Cerfberr and Christophe's monumental work. The motto indicates the high esteem in which the French authorities hold this very necessary adjunct to the great Balzacian structure. And even without this word of approval, the intelligent reader needs but a glance within the pages of the /Reperto ...