Why did people back in the day have such dirty fingers. I wouldn't want to shake hands with them
>>24482615I think it's because they worked. Imagine that!
Short stories/novellas
>Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu (The Unknown Masterpiece)
>Sarrasine
>Gobseck
>Colonel Chabert
>Le Curé de Tours (The Vicar of Tours)
Novels
>Cousin Bette
>La Peau de chagrin (The Wild Ass's Skin)
His best novels in this order
>Père Goriot
>Illusions perdues (Lost Illusions)
>Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes (A Harlot High and Low)
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