Pere Goriot (Owc)This fine example of the French realist novel contrasts the social progress of an impoverished but ambitious aristocrat with the tale of a father, whose obsessive love for his daughters leads to his personal and financial ruin. |
Contents
A Family Boarding House | 1 |
Entry on the Social Scene | 83 |
DeathDodger | 150 |
The Fathers Death | 207 |
Map of Paris at the Restoration | 264 |
EXPLANATORY NOTES | 267 |
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