The Black Sheep

ebook Outstanding novel that tells of a remarkable battle for inheritance

By Honoré de Balzac

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The action of the novel is divided between Paris and Issoudun. Agathe Rouget, who was born in Issoudun, was sent by her father, Doctor Rouget to be raised by her maternal relatives, the Descoings in Paris. Doctor Rouget suspects that he is not her true father. In Paris, she marries a man named Bridau, and they have two sons, Philippe, and Joseph.
The Black Sheep