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EPISODE · May 9, 2026 · 28 MIN

La Grande Bretèche Section 1

from The Balzac Library · host Honoré de Balzac

In which a curious and mysterious old house near Vendôme, La Grande Bretèche, serves as a haunting symbol of forgotten passions and provincial life, wrapped in silence and decay. The narrator learns from a local notary and innkeeper about the somber history and peculiar will of Madame de Merret, evoking a sense of melancholy and unresolved enigma that lingers over the deserted property.

In which a curious and mysterious old house near Vendôme, La Grande Bretèche, serves as a haunting symbol of forgotten passions and provincial life, wrapped in silence and decay. The narrator learns from a local notary and innkeeper about the somber history and peculiar will of Madame de Merret, evoking a sense of melancholy and unresolved enigma that lingers over the deserted property.

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