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An Historical Mystery (The Gondreville Mystery)
by Honoré de Balzac
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Yes — read An Historical Mystery (The Gondreville Mystery) by Honoré de Balzac in English: the complete original text, with tap-to-translate on every word, audio narration, and saved vocabulary. Its CEFR level is C1. Start with a free sample.
- CEFR level
- C1
- Length
- 21 chapters
- Format
- The complete book
About this book
About this book
In 1803, amid the grandeur of the Gondreville estate, a tense family moment unfolds as Michu, a man with a fearsome gaze and a rifled carbine, prepares to hunt an elusive lynx—while shadows of suspicion and danger loom nearby.
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