• Publication: The Magic Skin; The Quest of the Absolute, and Other StoriesPublication Record # 702751
• Author:
  Honoré de Balzac^?Honore de Balzac
• Date: 1901-00-00
• Publisher: Dana Estes & Company
• Pages: lxxv+344,xiii+386
• Format:
  hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
• Type: COLLECTION
• Webpages: archive.org
• Notes: 2 volumes - Reginald1. Illustrated Sterling edition.
• External IDs:
  • OCLC/WorldCat: 320045471
  • Reginald-1: 00811

Contents (view Concise Listing)

• Introduction (The Magic Skin; The Quest of the Absolute, and Other Stories) • essay by George Saintsbury
• The Magic Skin; The Quest of the Absolute, and Other Stories • novel by
  Honoré de Balzac^?Honore de Balzac
• The Quest of the Absolute • (1895) • novel by
  Honoré de Balzac^?Honore de Balzac
  (trans. of La recherche de l'absolu 1834)
• Christ in Flanders • (1897) • novelette by
  Honoré de Balzac^?Honore de Balzac
  (trans. of Jésus-Christ en Flandre (revised version) 1846)
• Melmoth Reconciled • [Melmoth • 2] • (1897) • novelette by
  Honoré de Balzac^?Honore de Balzac
  (trans. of Melmoth réconcilié 1835)
• The Unknown Masterpiece • (1897) • novelette by
  Honoré de Balzac^?Honore de Balzac
  (trans. of
  Le chef-d'œuvre inconnu^?Le chef-d'oeuvre inconnu
  1831)
• The Maranas • novella by
  Honoré de Balzac^?Honore de Balzac
  (trans. of Les Marana 1833)
• El Verdugo • non-genre • (1900) • short story by
  Honoré de Balzac^?Honore de Balzac
  (trans. of El Verdugo 1830)
• Farewell • (1891) • novella by
  Honoré de Balzac^?Honore de Balzac
  (trans. of Adieu 1830)
• The Conscript • (1900) • novelette by
  Honoré de Balzac^?Honore de Balzac
  (trans. of Le réquisitionnaire 1831)