The Mysterious Mansion by Honoré de Balzac

The Mysterious Mansion

La Comédie Humaine #16

Honoré de Balzac

13 pages first pub 1831 (editions)

fiction classics horror short stories challenging reflective sad slow-paced
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About a hundred yards from the town of Vendôme, on the borders of the Loir, there is an old gray house, surmounted by very high gables, and so completely isolated that neither tanyard nor shabby hostelry, such as you may find at the entrance to al...

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Moods

dark 100%
mysterious 100%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 100%

Loveable characters?

No: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 100%

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3.5

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