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A Man of Business

by Honore de Balzac
Clara Bell
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Though a relatively short story, A Man of Business is an important component of Honore de Balzac's vast story cycle The Human Comedy, involving many of the recurring characters from the series and tying up a number of loose ends. As a fete thrown at the home of his mistress begins to wind down, Cardot invites the lingering merrymakers to settle around the table and begins telling a story about a clever debt-collection scheme.

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Series: The Human Comedy Publisher: Duke Classics

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  • ISBN: 9781634210140
  • Release date: August 12, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781634210140
  • File size: 197 KB
  • Release date: August 12, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781634210140
  • File size: 196 KB
  • Release date: August 12, 2014

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Classic Literature Fiction Short Stories

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Though a relatively short story, A Man of Business is an important component of Honore de Balzac's vast story cycle The Human Comedy, involving many of the recurring characters from the series and tying up a number of loose ends. As a fete thrown at the home of his mistress begins to wind down, Cardot invites the lingering merrymakers to settle around the table and begins telling a story about a clever debt-collection scheme.

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Classic Literature Fiction Short Stories