The Duchesse de Langeais. eBook

Honore de Balzac is considered the founder of social realism. Balzac was the first writer to write about the all social levels of the social scene in France. His vast collection of works encompasses the Restoration period and the July Monarchy. La Comedie Humaine was written between 1799 and 1850. This collection xontains 95 novels, stories, and essays. The Chateau de Langeals was built in the 10th century and is thought to be the first fortified stone keep in England. Balzac used this building as the setting for his work The Duchesse De Langeais.