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Honoré de Balzac

The Human Comedy is a series of 83 books by Honoré de Balzac: 9,017 pages in the 32 with a known length, about 165 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.

83
books
9,017
pages in 32 of them
165 hours
to read those 32
331 days
at 30 minutes a day
Colonel Chabert 1829 3.3 h Les Chouans 1829 8.2 h
Physiology of Marriage 1829 length not known
A Passion in the Desert 1830 2.3 h Adieu 1830 1.8 h
El Verdugo 1830 length not known
Gobseck 1830 4.1 h
La Paix du ménage 1830 length not known
La Vendetta 1830 2.1 h
Le Bal de Sceaux 1830 length not known
Une double famille 1830 length not known
Étude de femme 1830 length not known
L'Auberge rouge 1831 1.8 h
La Grande Bretèche 1831 length not known
La Peau de chagrin 1831 7.0 h
Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu 1831 length not known
Les Proscrits 1831 length not known
Maître Cornélius 1831 length not known
Sarrasine 1831 6.1 h
The Conscript 1831 length not known
Z. Marcas 1831 length not known
La Bourse 1832 53 min La Duchesse de Langeais 1832 5.5 h
La Grenadière 1832 length not known
Louis Lambert 1832 length not known
Madame Firmiani 1832 53 min
The Message 1832 length not known
Eugénie Grandet 1833 4.5 h The Country Doctor 1833 8.6 h
The Deserted Woman 1833 length not known
The Thirteen 1833 length not known
Théorie de la démarche 1833 length not known
Traité de la vie élégante 1833 length not known
Ferragus: Chief of the Devorants 1834 2.9 h
Séraphîta 1834 length not known
The Quest of the Absolute 1834 5.6 h
Un drame au bord de la mer 1834 length not known
Le Contrat de mariage 1835 length not known
Melmoth 1835 length not known
Père Goriot 1835 5.6 h The Girl with the Golden Eyes 1835 2.6 h
The Atheist's Mass 1836 length not known
The Lily of the Valley 1836 length not known
César Birotteau 1837 8.1 h
Gambara 1837 length not known
Illusions perdues 1837 12.2 h Massimilla Doni 1837 2.1 h Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes 1838 11.7 h
The Firm of Nucingen 1838 length not known
Une fille d'Ève 1838 6.3 h Béatrix 1839 6.9 h Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan 1839 1.8 h
Pathologie de la vie sociale 1839 length not known
Pierre Grassou 1839 length not known
Traité des excitants modernes 1839 length not known
La Fausse Maîtresse 1841 length not known
Le Curé de village 1841 6.0 h
Mémoires de deux jeunes mariées 1841 length not known
The Gondreville Mystery 1841 length not known
Une ténébreuse affaire 1841 5.6 h
Albert Savarus 1842 length not known
Another Study of a Woman 1842 length not known
La Femme de trente ans 1842 5.3 h
Scenes from Private Life 1842 length not known
Un début dans la vie 1842 5.4 h
Ursule Mirouët 1842 length not known
Eve and David 1843 length not known
Honorine 1843 3.2 h
Gaudissart II 1844 length not known
Modeste Mignon 1844 length not known
Un homme d’affaires 1844 length not known
Cousin Bette 1846 8.1 h
Jésus-Christ en Flandre 1846 length not known
L'Elixir de longue vie 1846 length not known
Les Comédiens sans le savoir 1846 length not known
Little Miseries of Conjugal Life 1846 length not known
Le Cousin Pons 1847 length not known
Le Comte de Sallenauve 1852 length not known
Les Paysans 1855 9.1 h
Les Petits Bourgeois 1855 length not known
Facino Cane 1936 length not known
An Episode Under the Terror length not known
Un épisode sous la Terreur length not known

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. Colonel Chabert 1829 3.3 h

  2. Les Chouans 1829 8.2 h

  3. Physiology of Marriage 1829 length not known

  4. A Passion in the Desert 1830 2.3 h

  5. Adieu 1830 1.8 h

  6. El Verdugo 1830 length not known

  7. Gobseck 1830 4.1 h

  8. La Paix du ménage 1830 length not known

  9. La Vendetta 1830 2.1 h

  10. Le Bal de Sceaux 1830 length not known

  11. Une double famille 1830 length not known

  12. Étude de femme 1830 length not known

  13. L'Auberge rouge 1831 1.8 h

  14. La Grande Bretèche 1831 length not known

  15. La Peau de chagrin 1831 7.0 h

    Balzac's classic philosophical novel about a young man (Raphaël) torn between two women, one whom he loves but who does not reciprocate his affections (Foedora, the "woman without…

  16. Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu 1831 length not known

  17. Les Proscrits 1831 length not known

  18. Maître Cornélius 1831 length not known

  19. Sarrasine 1831 6.1 h

  20. The Conscript 1831 length not known

  21. Z. Marcas 1831 length not known

  22. La Bourse 1832 53 min

  23. La Duchesse de Langeais 1832 5.5 h

  24. La Grenadière 1832 length not known

  25. Louis Lambert 1832 length not known

  26. Madame Firmiani 1832 53 min

  27. The Message 1832 length not known

  28. Eugénie Grandet 1833 4.5 h

    Published in 1833 Part of Balzac's "Comédie Humaine"

  29. The Country Doctor 1833 8.6 h

  30. The Deserted Woman 1833 length not known

  31. The Thirteen 1833 length not known

  32. Théorie de la démarche 1833 length not known

  33. Traité de la vie élégante 1833 length not known

  34. Ferragus: Chief of the Devorants 1834 2.9 h

  35. Séraphîta 1834 length not known

  36. The Quest of the Absolute 1834 5.6 h

  37. Un drame au bord de la mer 1834 length not known

  38. Le Contrat de mariage 1835 length not known

  39. Melmoth 1835 length not known

  40. Père Goriot 1835 5.6 h

    SCOTT (copy 1): The Hédi Bouraoui Collection in Maghrebian and Franco-Ontario Literatures is the gift of University Professor Emeritus Hédi Bouraoui.

  41. The Girl with the Golden Eyes 1835 2.6 h

  42. The Atheist's Mass 1836 length not known

  43. The Lily of the Valley 1836 length not known

  44. César Birotteau 1837 8.1 h

  45. Gambara 1837 length not known

  46. Illusions perdues 1837 12.2 h

    Facsimiles of the manuscript and of a corrected printed edition of part 1 of Illusions perdues, entitled Les deux poètes.

  47. Massimilla Doni 1837 2.1 h

  48. Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes 1838 11.7 h

  49. The Firm of Nucingen 1838 length not known

  50. Une fille d'Ève 1838 6.3 h

  51. Béatrix 1839 6.9 h

  52. Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan 1839 1.8 h

  53. Pathologie de la vie sociale 1839 length not known

  54. Pierre Grassou 1839 length not known

  55. Traité des excitants modernes 1839 length not known

  56. La Fausse Maîtresse 1841 length not known

  57. Le Curé de village 1841 6.0 h

  58. Mémoires de deux jeunes mariées 1841 length not known

  59. The Gondreville Mystery 1841 length not known

  60. Une ténébreuse affaire 1841 5.6 h

  61. Albert Savarus 1842 length not known

  62. Another Study of a Woman 1842 length not known

  63. La Femme de trente ans 1842 5.3 h

    novel

  64. Scenes from Private Life 1842 length not known

  65. Un début dans la vie 1842 5.4 h

  66. Ursule Mirouët 1842 length not known

  67. Eve and David 1843 length not known

  68. Honorine 1843 3.2 h

  69. Gaudissart II 1844 length not known

  70. Modeste Mignon 1844 length not known

  71. Un homme d’affaires 1844 length not known

  72. Cousin Bette 1846 8.1 h

    Poor, plain spinster Bette is compelled to survive on the condescending patronage of her socially superior relatives in Paris: her beautiful, saintly cousin Adeline, the…

  73. Jésus-Christ en Flandre 1846 length not known

  74. L'Elixir de longue vie 1846 length not known

  75. Les Comédiens sans le savoir 1846 length not known

  76. Little Miseries of Conjugal Life 1846 length not known

  77. Le Cousin Pons 1847 length not known

  78. Le Comte de Sallenauve 1852 length not known

  79. Les Paysans 1855 9.1 h

  80. Les Petits Bourgeois 1855 length not known

  81. Facino Cane 1936 length not known

  82. An Episode Under the Terror length not known

  83. Un épisode sous la Terreur length not known

How much is left

After Colonel Chabert about 162 hours left, not counting 51 books of unknown length
After Les Chouans about 154 hours left, not counting 51 books of unknown length
After Physiology of Marriage about 154 hours left, not counting 50 books of unknown length
After A Passion in the Desert about 152 hours left, not counting 50 books of unknown length
After Adieu about 150 hours left, not counting 50 books of unknown length
After El Verdugo about 150 hours left, not counting 49 books of unknown length
After Gobseck about 146 hours left, not counting 49 books of unknown length
After La Paix du ménage about 146 hours left, not counting 48 books of unknown length
After La Vendetta about 144 hours left, not counting 48 books of unknown length
After Le Bal de Sceaux about 144 hours left, not counting 47 books of unknown length
After Une double famille about 144 hours left, not counting 46 books of unknown length
After Étude de femme about 144 hours left, not counting 45 books of unknown length
After L'Auberge rouge about 142 hours left, not counting 45 books of unknown length
After La Grande Bretèche about 142 hours left, not counting 44 books of unknown length
After La Peau de chagrin about 135 hours left, not counting 44 books of unknown length
After Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu about 135 hours left, not counting 43 books of unknown length
After Les Proscrits about 135 hours left, not counting 42 books of unknown length
After Maître Cornélius about 135 hours left, not counting 41 books of unknown length
After Sarrasine about 129 hours left, not counting 41 books of unknown length
After The Conscript about 129 hours left, not counting 40 books of unknown length
After Z. Marcas about 129 hours left, not counting 39 books of unknown length
After La Bourse about 128 hours left, not counting 39 books of unknown length
After La Duchesse de Langeais about 122 hours left, not counting 39 books of unknown length
After La Grenadière about 122 hours left, not counting 38 books of unknown length
After Louis Lambert about 122 hours left, not counting 37 books of unknown length
After Madame Firmiani about 122 hours left, not counting 37 books of unknown length
After The Message about 122 hours left, not counting 36 books of unknown length
After Eugénie Grandet about 117 hours left, not counting 36 books of unknown length
After The Country Doctor about 108 hours left, not counting 36 books of unknown length
After The Deserted Woman about 108 hours left, not counting 35 books of unknown length
After The Thirteen about 108 hours left, not counting 34 books of unknown length
After Théorie de la démarche about 108 hours left, not counting 33 books of unknown length
After Traité de la vie élégante about 108 hours left, not counting 32 books of unknown length
After Ferragus: Chief of the Devorants about 105 hours left, not counting 32 books of unknown length
After Séraphîta about 105 hours left, not counting 31 books of unknown length
After The Quest of the Absolute about 100 hours left, not counting 31 books of unknown length
After Un drame au bord de la mer about 100 hours left, not counting 30 books of unknown length
After Le Contrat de mariage about 100 hours left, not counting 29 books of unknown length
After Melmoth about 100 hours left, not counting 28 books of unknown length
After Père Goriot about 94 hours left, not counting 28 books of unknown length
After The Girl with the Golden Eyes about 92 hours left, not counting 28 books of unknown length
After The Atheist's Mass about 92 hours left, not counting 27 books of unknown length
After The Lily of the Valley about 92 hours left, not counting 26 books of unknown length
After César Birotteau about 84 hours left, not counting 26 books of unknown length
After Gambara about 84 hours left, not counting 25 books of unknown length
After Illusions perdues about 71 hours left, not counting 25 books of unknown length
After Massimilla Doni about 69 hours left, not counting 25 books of unknown length
After Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes about 58 hours left, not counting 25 books of unknown length
After The Firm of Nucingen about 58 hours left, not counting 24 books of unknown length
After Une fille d'Ève about 51 hours left, not counting 24 books of unknown length
After Béatrix about 45 hours left, not counting 24 books of unknown length
After Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan about 43 hours left, not counting 24 books of unknown length
After Pathologie de la vie sociale about 43 hours left, not counting 23 books of unknown length
After Pierre Grassou about 43 hours left, not counting 22 books of unknown length
After Traité des excitants modernes about 43 hours left, not counting 21 books of unknown length
After La Fausse Maîtresse about 43 hours left, not counting 20 books of unknown length
After Le Curé de village about 37 hours left, not counting 20 books of unknown length
After Mémoires de deux jeunes mariées about 37 hours left, not counting 19 books of unknown length
After The Gondreville Mystery about 37 hours left, not counting 18 books of unknown length
After Une ténébreuse affaire about 31 hours left, not counting 18 books of unknown length
After Albert Savarus about 31 hours left, not counting 17 books of unknown length
After Another Study of a Woman about 31 hours left, not counting 16 books of unknown length
After La Femme de trente ans about 26 hours left, not counting 16 books of unknown length
After Scenes from Private Life about 26 hours left, not counting 15 books of unknown length
After Un début dans la vie about 20 hours left, not counting 15 books of unknown length
After Ursule Mirouët about 20 hours left, not counting 14 books of unknown length
After Eve and David about 20 hours left, not counting 13 books of unknown length
After Honorine about 17 hours left, not counting 13 books of unknown length
After Gaudissart II about 17 hours left, not counting 12 books of unknown length
After Modeste Mignon about 17 hours left, not counting 11 books of unknown length
After Un homme d’affaires about 17 hours left, not counting 10 books of unknown length
After Cousin Bette about 9 hours left, not counting 10 books of unknown length
After Jésus-Christ en Flandre about 9 hours left, not counting 9 books of unknown length
After L'Elixir de longue vie about 9 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length
After Les Comédiens sans le savoir about 9 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After Little Miseries of Conjugal Life about 9 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After Le Cousin Pons about 9 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After Le Comte de Sallenauve about 9 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length

Reading the whole series

About 165 hours 19 minutes

32 of 83 books, 9,017 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

331 days (about 48 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.