Cousin Bette (La Cousine Bette) by Honoré de Balzac - Online

Cousin Bette (La Cousine Bette) by Honoré de Balzac - Led by Leigh

Thursday, August 7, 2025 | 6:00 PM Central
Published in 1846, Cousin Bette is a dark tale of revenge, ambition, and manipulation within Parisian society. The novel follows the scheming and resentful Bette Fischer as she conspires to ruin her wealthy relatives, entangling them in a web of deceit and betrayal. Balzac's penetrating exploration of human vice and familial dysfunction makes this work a masterpiece of literary realism, offering a vivid portrait of 19th-century Parisian life.

Honoré de Balzac was one of the most prolific and influential writers of the 19th century, known for his monumental series La Comédie Humaine, of which Cousin Bette is a part. Writing during the French Restoration, Balzac’s works provide a detailed and critical examination of French society, capturing the ambitions and flaws of his era with remarkable insight.

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