Gobseck
Honoré de Balzac
Read by James E. Carson





Part of the La Comedie Humane and something of a sequence to Balzac's Father Goriot, the short book's title is the name of the pawn broker/money lender the father Goriot utilized to maintain his spoiled daughters in the luxury he had accustomed them to. This is a continuation of the tale of one of those daughters, Mme Restaud. (Summary by JCarson) (2 hr 36 min)
Chapters
1 - Section 1 | 1:02:12 | Read by James E. Carson |
2 - Section 2 | 1:00:34 | Read by James E. Carson |
3 - Section 3 | 33:26 | Read by James E. Carson |