Timeline
Lifetime:
1804 -
1874
Passed: ≈
150 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
Jules Janin
Books by Jules Janin
âne mort
Satire
Romance
Fiction
Tragedy
Love
Morality
Death
Tragedy
Comedy
Hell
Society
Betrayal
Burlesque
Macabre
This tragicomic novel tells the story of a young peasant girl's descent into hell, as seen through the eyes of a man who has fallen in love with her without her knowledge. The story also explores the mores of a society based on false pretenses.