EugenieGrandetisanovelwrittenbyFrenchauthorHonoredeBalzac,firstpublishedin1833.ItispartofBalzac'smonumentalwork"LaComedieHumaine,"whichdepictsFrenchsocietyintheearly19thcentury.ThestoryrevolvesaroundthelifeofEugenieGrandet,thedaughterofawealthybutmiserlywinemerchantintheprovincialtownofSaumur.Thenovelexploresthemesofgreed,materialism,andthedestructivepowerofmoneythroughthelensofEugenie'sconstrainedexistenceunderherfather'styrannicalcontrol.Balzac'smasterfulcharacterizationandvividportrayalofprovinciallifemakethisaclassicofFrenchliterature.TheEnglishtranslationpreservestheoriginal'srichpsychologicaldepthandsocialcommentary.ThiselectronicversionprovidesthecompleteuneditedtextforreaderstoappreciateBalzac'sdetailednarrativestyleandpenetratinginsightintohumannature.
