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    Madame Firmiani
    Madame Firmiani
    Madame Firmiani
    Ebook50 pages38 minutes

    Madame Firmiani

    By Katharine Prescott Wormeley and Honoré De Balzac

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateJan 1, 2004
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      I really liked the way Balzac showed us all the various Mme. Firmianis according to the different types of Parisian gossips! Personally I was not sure how much I liked her but the details of whatever happened with Octave's father & the Bourgneufs are not disclosed to the reader so I can't really judge Mme. Firmiani's reaction.

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