A Woman of Thirty

A Woman of Thirty by Honoré de Balzac, translated by Ellen Marriage

Original French title: "La Femme de Trente Ans". First published 1842. Included as part of La Comédie humaine.

To Louis Boulanger, Painter.

• Chapter I: EARLY MISTAKES
• Chapter II: A HIDDEN GRIEF
• Chapter III: AT THIRTY YEARS
• Chapter IV: THE FINGER OF GOD
• Chapter V: TWO MEETINGS
• Chapter VI: THE OLD AGE OF A GUILTY MOTHER
• Addendum

This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.