Modeste Mignon
Honoré de Balzac
Play
Length 9 h 29 min
Chapters 29
First published 1892
Modeste Mignon, a young provincial woman of romantic temperament, imagines herself to be in love with the famous Parisian poet Melchior de Canalis. However, he is not moved by her attentions. He invites his secretary Ernest de la Brière to "deal with the matter". Ernest answers Modeste's letters in his name and acts as her lover, disguised as Canalis. The scene changes dramatically when Ernest discoveres that Modeste is, in fact, a rich heiress. Will he be able to win her heart despite his lie? (Summary by Wikipedia, revised by Stav Nisser.)
Chapters
1
01 - Dedication and Chapter 1 - The Chalet Read by Don W. Jenkins 20:40
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02 - A Portrait from Life Read by Ata Khudayberdiev 13:17
3
03 - Preliminaries Read by Don W. Jenkins 19:34
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04 - A Simple Story Read by Don W. Jenkins 17:40
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05 - The Problem Still Unsolved Read by Don W. Jenkins 17:49
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06 - A Maiden's First Romance Read by Don W. Jenkins 21:54
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07 - A Poet of the Angelic School Read by Don W. Jenkins 27:40
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08 - Blade to Blade Read by Don W. Jenkins 21:33
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09 - The Power of the Unseen Read by Don W. Jenkins 17:24
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10 - The Marriage of Souls Read by Don W. Jenkins 24:06
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11 - What Comes of Correspondence Read by Don W. Jenkins 16:06
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12 - A Declaration of Love, Set to Music Read by Chris Caron 22:34
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13 - A Full-Length Portrait of Monsieur de la Briere Read by Don W. Jenkins 25:10
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14 - Matters Grown Complicated Read by Don W. Jenkins 24:15
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15 - A Father Steps in Read by Don W. Jenkins 27:08
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16 - Disenchanted Read by Nadine Eckert-Boulet 11:32
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17 - A Third Suitor Read by Don W. Jenkins 21:51
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18 - A Splendid First Appearance Read by Don W. Jenkins 21:13
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19 - Of which the Author Thinks a Good Deal Read by Don W. Jenkins 23:56
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20 - The Poet Does his Exercises Read by Don W. Jenkins 20:56
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21 - Modeste Plays her Part Read by Chris Caron 20:38
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22 - A Riddle Guessed Read by Don W. Jenkins 18:22
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23 - Butscha Distinguishes himself Read by Anna Simon 16:29
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24 - The Poet Feels that he is Loved too Well Read by Don W. Jenkins 22:18
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25 - A Diplomatic Letter Read by Don W. Jenkins 15:41
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26 - True Love Read by Don W. Jenkins 14:58
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27 - A Girl's Revenge Read by Nadine Eckert-Boulet 15:11
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28 - Modeste Behaves with Dignity Read by Nadine Eckert-Boulet 15:26
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29 - Conclusion Read by Nadine Eckert-Boulet 13:24
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