Balzac kept a rough draft of the novel for six years before completing it in 1837 after being offered 20,000 Francs by Le Figaro, provided it was ready to appear before December 15 that year.
PART I. CESAR AT HIS APOGEE
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II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
PART II. CESAR GRAPPLING WITH MISFORTUNE
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
ADDENDUM
The following personages appear in other stories of the Human Comedy.
Balzac kept a rough draft of the novel for six years before completing it in 1837 after being offered 20,000 Francs by Le Figaro, provided it was ready to appear before December 15 that year.
Table of contents
PART I. CESAR AT HIS APOGEE
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
PART II. CESAR GRAPPLING WITH MISFORTUNE
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
ADDENDUM
The following personages appear in other stories of the Human Comedy.