Honore de Balzac 
The Lily of the Valley and Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) 

The author’s favorite of his own works, Lily of the Valley tells the story of Felix, a young man with a dark past—always turned away, always unloved. One night at a party, he falls in love with Henriette, who is already married. The morbid romance which ensues is anything but conventional. This volume also includes “Another Study of Woman, ” “The Great Breteche, ” and “A Man of Business.”

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