The Collection of Antiquities

Honora de Balzac is considered the founder of social realism. Balzac was the first writer to write about the all social levels of the social scene in France. His vast collection of works encompasses the Restoration period and the July Monarchy. La Comedie Humaine was written between 1799 and 1850. This collection contains 95 novels, stories, and essays. The Collection of Antiquities (Le Cabinet des Antiques (1839) is located in The Jealousies of a Country Town (Les Rivalités) of La Comedie Humaine.