I
THE CHARTERHOUSE
OF PARMA
VOLUME ONE
CONTENTS
[A STUDY OF M. BEYLE by
Honoré De Balzac]
[BEYLE'S REPLY TO BALZAC]
[TO THE READER]
[CHAPTER ONE]
[CHAPTER TWO]
[CHAPTER THREE]
[CHAPTER FOUR]
[CHAPTER FIVE]
[CHAPTER SIX]
[CHAPTER SEVEN]
[CHAPTER EIGHT]
[CHAPTER NINE]
[CHAPTER TEN]
[CHAPTER ELEVEN]
[CHAPTER TWELVE]
[CHAPTER THIRTEEN]
TRANSLATOR'S DEDICATION
TO MADAME C—— R——
In whom alone survives the spirit of the Sanseverina, to resist tyranny, to unmask intrigue, to encourage ambition, this story of her countrywoman is, in the language of her adopted country, dedicated by