The Firm of Nucingen

Honoré de Balzac (1799 - 1850)
Translated by Ellen Marriage (1865 - 1946)

Part of the Comedie Humane and a "supplementary" tale to go with Father Goriot and Gobseck. Nucingen is the married family name of one of Father Goriot's daughters. "James Waring" is a pseudonym of Ellen Marriage (Balzac was considered sometimes too racy by the Victorian Age). (Summary by JCarson)

Genre(s): General Fiction

Language: English

Group: Balzac's Human Comedy

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Section 1 James E. Carson
01:03:39
Play 02 Section 2 James E. Carson
01:06:25
Play 03 Section 3 James E. Carson
01:07:06