BUREAUCRACY
By Honore De Balzac
Translated By Katharine Prescott Wormeley
DEDICATION
To the Comtesse Seraphina San Severino, with the respectful
homage of sincere and deep admiration
De Balzac
Contents
[ BUREAUCRACY ]
| [ CHAPTER I. ] | THE RABOURDIN HOUSEHOLD |
| [ CHAPTER II. ] | MONSIEUR DES LUPEAULX |
| [ CHAPTER III. ] | THE TEREDOS NAVALIS, OTHERWISE CALLED SHIP-WORM |
| [ CHAPTER IV. ] | THREE-QUARTER LENGTH PORTRAITS OF CERTAIN GOVERNMENT |
| [ CHAPTER V. ] | THE MACHINE IN MOTION |
| [ CHAPTER VI. ] | THE WORMS AT WORK |
| [ CHAPTER VII. ] | SCENES FROM DOMESTIC LIFE |
| [ CHAPTER VIII. ] | FORWARD, MOLLUSKS! |
| [ CHAPTER IX. ] | THE RESIGNATION |