Love in a Mask, or Imprudence and Happiness

About this film

LibriVox recording of Love in a Mask, or Imprudence and Happiness by Honoré de Balzac. (Translated by Alice M. Ivimy.) Read in English by Lee Smalley Love in a Mask, or Imprudence and Happiness , is an entertaining short novel by Honoré de Balzac, unpublished in his lifetime. Beginning with a flirtatious conversation at a masked ball, Balzac introduces his two main characters, a beautiful wealthy young widow and a gallant cavalry officer, and demonstrates his creative genius with deft plot twists of hidden identity and romantic intrigue. The translation is by Alice M. Ivimy. --Lee Smalley For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (48MB)

Directors & creators

Honoré de Balzac

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks; General Fiction/Published 1900 onward; love story; romantic intrigue; mistaken identity; deception

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