“herbert j hunt”

Balzac is concerned with the choice between ruthless self-gratification and asceticism, dissipation and restraint, in a novel that is powerful in its symbolism and realistic depiction of decadence.... More

Mild, harmless and ugly to behold, the impoverished Pons is an ageing musician whose brief fame has fallen to nothing. Living a placid Parisian life as a bachelor in a shared apartment with his friend Schmucke, he maintains only two passions: a devotion to fine dining in the company of wealthy but d... More

"Balzac [was] the master unequalled in the art of painting humanity as it exists in modern society," wrote George Sand. "He searched and dared everything." Written between 1837 and 1843, Lost Illusions reveals, perhaps better than any other of Balzac's ninety-two novels, the nature and scope of his ... More

The Ghosts of SleathCan a ghost haunt a ghost?Can the dead reach out and touch the living?Can ancient evil be made manifest?These are the questions that confront psychic investigator David Ash when he delves into themysterious events terrorizing the community of Sleath, a small, quaint village hidde... More