Love in a Mask, or Imprudence and Happiness

Honoré de Balzac (1799 - 1850)
Translated by Alice M. Ivimy

Love in a Mask, or Imprudence and Happiness, is an entertaining short novel by Honoré de Balzac, unpublished in his lifetime. Beginning with a flirtatious conversation at a masked ball, Balzac introduces his two main characters, a beautiful wealthy young widow and a gallant cavalry officer, and demonstrates his creative genius with deft plot twists of hidden identity and romantic intrigue.

The translation is by Alice M. Ivimy. --Lee Smalley

Genre(s): Published 1900 onward

Language: English

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