Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xvii
4. INTRODUCTION xix
5. ABBREVIATIONS xxix
6. BEFORE LE PÈRE GORIOT 1
7. THE YEAR 1835 91
8. THE YEAR 1836 125
9. THE YEAR 1837 149
10. THE YEAR 1838 AND THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1839 173
11. 1839 CONCLUDED AND THE YEAR 1840 231
12. THE YEAR 1842 271
13. THE YEAR 1844 349
14. THE YEAR 1845 387
15. THE YEARS 1846 AND 1847 405
16. THE 'FURNE CORRIGÉ' 443
17. CONCLUSION 459
18. APPENDIX A. BIBLIOGRAPHY 477
19. APPENDIX B. INDEX OF WORKS BY BALZAC DISCUSSED 485
20. APPENDIX C. INDEX OF RECURRING CHARACTERS 495