Love in a Mask, or Imprudence and Happiness
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Honoré de Balzac
Genre: Published 1900 onward
Language: English
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Description Love in a Mask, or Imprudence and Happiness
Love in a Mask, or Imprudence and Happiness, is an entertaining short novel by Honoré de Balzac, unpublished in his lifetime. Beginning with a flirtatious conversation at a masked ball, Balzac introduces his two main characters, a beautiful wealthy young widow and a gallant cavalry officer, and demonstrates his creative genius with deft plot twists of hidden identity and romantic intrigue.The translation is by Alice M. Ivimy. --Lee Smalley
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