Honore Balzac

Father Goriot

Read by James E. Carson


Honoré de Balzac



One of Balzac's most popular works, set around 1815 during the re-ascendancy of the Bourbon kings following the defeat of Napoleon. Said to …

Sarrasine

Read by Chip


Honoré de Balzac



Published by Honoré de Balzac in the tempestuous year of 1830, the tale follows the undulating pathways of Sarrasine the sculptor’s s…

The Magic Skin

Read by James E. Carson


Honoré de Balzac



Something along the lines of Dorian Gray as part of the Comedies Humane Philosophique, this is Balzac's first successful novel. He even wrot…