Balzac, Honoré De & Raphael, Sylvia [translator] — Cousin Bette

Oxford University Press 2008 reprint. Paperback, F. xxviii+490pp+10pp publisher's catalogue, b/w map, a fine copy. Oxford World's Clasics edition. Novel set in Paris, but following the corrupt & criminal side of life in the city. Leslie Stephen said of the book 'Paris is a Hell, but Hell is the only place worth living in'. Part One of the two novel cycle 'Poor Relations'.