Download or read book Droll Stories — Complete written by Honoré de Balzac and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of humorous French short stories, examining french life and social customs. Balzac (!799-1850) was a journalist, critic and writer much acclaimed in his life and afterwards.