Cousin Betty: La Com�die Humaine: La Cousine Bette

La Cousine Bette is an 1846 novel by French author Honor? de Balzac. Set in mid-19th century Paris, it tells the story of an unmarried middle-aged woman who plots the destruction of her extended family. Bette works with Val?rie Marneffe, an unhappily married young lady, to seduce and torment a series of men. One of these is Baron Hector Hulot, husband to Bette's cousin Adeline. He sacrifices his family's fortune and good name to please Val?rie, who leaves him for a tradesman named Crevel.

• | Author: Honor� De Balzac, James Waring
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Dec 11, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 260 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1981641505
• | ISBN-13: 9781981641505