Chefs d'oeuvre de poche Books in Order
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Chefs d'oeuvre de poche is a series of literary works published between 1800 and 2000, featuring novels that explore themes of personal relationships and societal roles. The series includes works by Honoré de Balzac, such as Beatrix, Eugenie Grandet, and Father Goriot, as well as Memoirs of two young wives, which examines the evolving perspectives on love through the correspondence of two women. All entries are part of broader literary projects, with some integrated into Balzac's La Comédie humaine.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1833 · Honoré de Balzac
First serialized from 1833 to 1834 and published in book form in 1834 by Honore de Balzac. While writing it he conceived his ambitious project La…
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Father Goriot (Annotated) is an 1835 novel by Honoré de Balzac. This edition is part of the Hédi Bouraoui Collection in Maghrebian and Franco-Ontario…
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Béatrix is an 1839 novel by French author Honoré de Balzac, who lived from 1799 to 1850. The novel is part of Balzac's larger work, La Comédie…
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Companion & related books
Related titles and editions that sit outside the main numbered order.
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Honoré de Balzac
Les Chouans is a 1829 novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of the Scènes de la vie militaire section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine. Set in…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Honoré de Balzac
This epistolary novel consists largely of letters between two women who become friends as teenagers in a convent, beginning their correspondence upon…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Honoré de Balzac
The novels of Balzac is a collection of works by Honoré de Balzac, organized into multiple volumes, each containing several distinct stories or…
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Buy on AmazonHistoire de la grandeur et de la décadence de César Birotteau
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Chefs d'oeuvre de poche books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “La confession d'un enfant du siècle”. Start with “La confession d'un enfant du siècle.”
How many books are in the Chefs d'oeuvre de poche series?
We list 11 books by Honoré de Balzac , published between 1800–1839.
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