Letters to Madame Hanska, born Countess Rzewuska, afterwards Madame Honoré de Balzac, 1833-1846

In "Letters to Madame Hanska, 1833-1846," Honoré de Balzac presents a profound collection of correspondences that reveal the intimate and complex relationship between the author and his correspondent, the Countess Louise d'Agoult, who later became his wife. These letters are notable not only for their heartfelt expression of love and longing but also for their reflections on the intellectual curr...