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Pictures of the French
Honoré de Balzac
1840
Philosophie de la Vie Conjugale par Balzac
Paul Gavarni [Chevalier]
ca. 1845
Old, broken, haggard, whimsical, yet good, yet dedicated, and domestic by temperament, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
The occupations of my contemplative life were very simple, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
My captor was one of the king's lackeys, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
My hero was good at hanging, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
It has been very wrong to take from our poets the classic muzzle, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
Good evening then, my friend Lecteur..., from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
Here, the civet offers a hit of snuff to an old beaver, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
Pictures of the French
Honoré de Balzac
1840
His son, who looked like him in every way ..., from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
This old court apparently has an old falcon..., from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
After accepting a glass of sweet water, the illustrious orator descends from the platform, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
And a very obstinate vole..., from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
Only his belly was remarkable, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
She responded to my protests and oaths with a tone of mockery so cold that I swore to die, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
When we do not want to see the dawn rise, we do not care about a neighbor like that!, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1842
La Fille aux Yeux d'Or (The Girl with the Golden Eyes)
Honoré de Balzac
1896
As soon as I set foot on the island..., from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
The further we go, the less we penetrate the horrible mystery of which the unfortunate toad was a victim, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
More than once, while leaving the masked ball Mr. de *** was arrested by the patrol officers, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
The Girl with the Golden Eyes (La Fille aux Yeux d'Or)
Honoré de Balzac
1928
Le Nouveau Magasin des Enfants (vol. 1)
Charles Nodier
1860
He tells us: don't cry, Act!, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
Pictures of the French
Honoré de Balzac
1841
Le Peche Veniel
Honoré de Balzac
1922
La Cousine Bette
Honoré de Balzac
1888
There was once, in the camp there, two little hares with their sister, and then there was also a big bad bird who wanted to stop them from passing, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
And yet we add that, outside the theater, these animals are even more ugly, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
Here is one who mends by nicely biting, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
A Banker, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
Les Contes Drolatiques
Honoré de Balzac
1855
Hold on to me, I am telling my witness..., from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
There are men who walk around begging on fertile ground, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
After, in came the body of guards armed with terrible stings, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
I was ignominiously arrested, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
Le chef d'oeuvre inconnu
Honoré de Balzac
1931
The author of this attack is a delicate little wolf, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
The favorite object of his studies is the collection of Idylles by Madame Deshoulières, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47
All of the wolves are brothers, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville
ca. 1837–47