Honore de Balzac, French novelist Cat flea 'The Burning Of Cranmer'

'The Burning Of Cranmer'

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Honore de Balzac, French novelist Cat flea 'The Burning Of Cranmer'Honore de Balzac, French novelist, c1845 1890. Balzac (1799 1850) qualified as a lawyer, but abandoned the legal profession for literature. He was a prolific author of novels and, in particular, short stories, some of which are regarded as being amongst the greatest in the French language. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L'Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1845 1890, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L'Arcade, Paris 8, 1845 1890.