"French fiction." . . "French fiction Translations into English." . . "1800 - 1899" . . . . . "The Purse is a short story that makes up part of Honore de Balzac's epic cycle The Human Comedy. Daydreaming while working on a ladder, the painter Hippolyte Schinner accidentally falls and sustains an injury. Two neighbors⁰́₄a mother and daughter⁰́₄come to his aid, and he falls in love at first sight with the beautiful young woman, Adelaide. But over time, he begins to notice that the veneer of aristocratic gentility that the two project is not what it appears."@en . . . "The purse" . "The purse"@en . . . . "Romans (teksten)" . . "Vertalingen (vorm)" . . . . . . . . "\"\"The Purse\"\" is a short story that makes up part of Honore de Balzac''s epic cycle The Human Comedy. Daydreaming while working on a ladder, the painter Hippolyte Schinner accidentally falls and sustains an injury. Two neighbors -- a mother and daughter -- come to his aid, and he falls in love at first sight with the beautiful young woman, Adelaide. But over time, he begins to notice that the veneer of aristocratic gentility that the two project is not what it appears."@en . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . "Translations" . "Translations"@en . . . . . . . . "Fiction" . "Fiction"@en . . . "Purse" . . . . "The Purse"@en . "The Purse" . . . . "Manners and customs." . . . . "FICTION General." . . "FICTION / General" . "France" . . "France." . "Electronic books." . .