Scènes de la vie de province

Scènes de la vie de province (Scenes from provincial life) is a structural grouping within La Comédie humaine written by Honoré de Balzac. Scènes de la vie de province is part of the series Études de mœurs. • Eugénie Grandet (1833) • Ursule Mirouët (1841) • Illusions perdues (Lost Illusions), comprising: • Les Deux Poètes (The Two Poets, 1837) • Un grand homme de province à Paris (A Great Provincial in Paris, 1839) • Les Souffrances de l'inventeur (The Inventor's Sufferings, 1843); originally published as Ève et David (Eve and David) • Les Célibataires (The Celibates), comprising: - Pierrette (1840) - Le Curé de Tours, first published as Les célibataires (The Vicar of Tours, 1832) - La Rabouilleuse (The Black Sheep, a.k.a. A Bachelor's Establishment, a.k.a. The Two Brothers, 1842) • Les Parisiens en province (Parisians in the Country), comprising: - L'Illustre Gaudissart (The Illustrious Gaudissart, 1833) - La Muse du département (The Muse of the Department, 1843) • Les Rivalités (The Jealousies of a Country Town), comprising: - La Vieille Fille (The Old Maid, or An Old Maid, 1836) - Le Cabinet des Antiques (The Collection of Antiquities, 1839)