Cousin Bette
Honoré de Balzac
Lisbeth Fischer has lived in the shadow of her beautiful cousin Adeline for much of her life. Pampered while Lisbeth works in the fields, Adeline makes an enviable leap in status when Baron Hulot offers her his hand in marriage. Out of kindness, they bring Lisbeth to Paris, where she falls in love with the artist Wenceslas, her protégé. However, when she is jilted for Adeline’s daughter Hortense, her jealousy and rage exponentially intensify, and she resolves to bring the Hulot family to ruin, employing the cold seductress Valérie Marneffe as her vehicle for revenge. A classic tale of obsession, self-destruction and unabated desire, Cousin Bette is a blazing portrayal of libertine France, and the fatal excesses which drive the novel to its dark end.
Duration - 5h 7m.
Author - Honoré de Balzac.
Narrator - Lucy Scott.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
Lisbeth Fischer has lived in the shadow of her beautiful cousin Adeline for much of her life. Pampered while Lisbeth works in the fields, Adeline makes an enviable leap in status when Baron Hulot offers her his hand in marriage. Out of kindness, they bring Lisbeth to Paris, where she falls in love with the artist Wenceslas, her protégé. However, when she is jilted for Adeline’s daughter Hortense, her jealousy and rage exponentially intensify, and she resolves to bring the Hulot family to ruin, employing the cold seductress Valérie Marneffe as her vehicle for revenge. A classic tale of obsession, self-destruction and unabated desire, Cousin Bette is a blazing portrayal of libertine France, and the fatal excesses which drive the novel to its dark end. Duration - 5h 7m. Author - Honoré de Balzac. Narrator - Lucy Scott. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Dedication
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Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 7
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Chapter 8
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Chapter 9
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Chapter 10
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Chapter 11
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Chapter 12
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Chapter 13
Duration:00:10:19
Chapter 14
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Chapter 15
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Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
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Chapter 20
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Chapter 21
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Chapter 22
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Chapter 23
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Chapter 24
Duration:00:12:54
Chapter 25
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Chapter 26
Duration:00:13:31
Chapter 27
Duration:00:11:14
Chapter 28
Duration:00:10:56
Chapter 29
Duration:00:12:05
Chapter 30
Duration:00:16:11
Chapter 31
Duration:00:09:52
Chapter 32
Duration:00:10:18
Chapter 33
Duration:00:09:43
Chapter 34
Duration:00:09:38
Chapter 35
Duration:00:13:45
Chapter 36
Duration:00:10:31
Chapter 37
Duration:00:12:11
Chapter 38
Duration:00:12:08
Chapter 39
Duration:00:16:01
Chapter 40
Duration:00:14:55
Chapter 41
Duration:00:13:45
Chapter 42
Duration:00:15:38
Chapter 43
Duration:00:12:54
Chapter 44
Duration:00:12:32
Chapter 45
Duration:00:15:14
Chapter 46
Duration:00:09:40
Chapter 47
Duration:00:09:31
Chapter 48
Duration:00:09:23
Chapter 49
Duration:00:06:33
Chapter 50
Duration:00:08:33
Chapter 51
Duration:00:10:27
Chapter 52
Duration:00:09:03
Chapter 53
Duration:00:09:43
Chapter 54
Duration:00:08:48
Chapter 55
Duration:00:07:49
Chapter 56
Duration:00:08:27
Chapter 57
Duration:00:09:20
Chapter 58
Duration:00:11:40
Chapter 59
Duration:00:11:34
Chapter 60
Duration:00:10:56
Chapter 61
Duration:00:11:51
Chapter 62
Duration:00:14:46
Chapter 63
Duration:00:12:29
Chapter 64
Duration:00:13:12
Chapter 65
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Chapter 66
Duration:00:12:04
Chapter 67
Duration:00:10:51
Chapter 68
Duration:00:08:41
Chapter 69
Duration:00:11:34
Chapter 70
Duration:00:12:37
Chapter 71
Duration:00:12:16
Chapter 72
Duration:00:12:21
Chapter 73
Duration:00:10:28
Chapter 74
Duration:00:06:29
Chapter 75
Duration:00:12:49
Chapter 76
Duration:00:12:36
Chapter 77
Duration:00:12:25
Chapter 78
Duration:00:11:22
Chapter 79
Duration:00:12:11
Chapter 80
Duration:00:14:19
Chapter 81
Duration:00:10:18
Chapter 82
Duration:00:13:56
Ending Credits
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