Love in a Mask
or Imprudence and Happiness
Read by Lee Smalley
Love in a Mask, or Imprudence and Happiness, is an entertaining short novel by Honoré de Balzac, unpublished in his lifetime. Beginning with a flirtatious conversation at a masked ball, Balzac introduces his two main characters, a beautiful wealthy young widow and a gallant cavalry officer, and demonstrates his creative genius with deft plot twists of hidden identity and romantic intrigue.
The translation is by Alice M. Ivimy. --Lee Smalley
Chapters
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| 01 | 13:12 | Read by Lee Smalley | |
| 02 | 6:53 | Read by Lee Smalley | |
| 03 | 7:42 | Read by Lee Smalley | |
| 04 | 9:39 | Read by Lee Smalley | |
| 05 | 8:33 | Read by Lee Smalley | |
| 06 | 11:26 | Read by Lee Smalley | |
| 07 | 8:11 | Read by Lee Smalley | |
| 08 | 8:46 | Read by Lee Smalley | |
| 09 | 9:21 | Read by Lee Smalley | |
| 10 | 9:17 | Read by Lee Smalley | |
| 11 | 8:48 | Read by Lee Smalley | |
| 12 | 4:24 | Read by Lee Smalley |
Reviews
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Ms. Elizabeth
the sound and volume was great on this one, too. 2018 - This story has a great plot. A man marries a woman and has a child with her (pretty common now), BUT he is not allowed to know who she is. She stays veiled or the lights are out every time they meet. She's somewhat a "man-hater" due to a previous bad experience. It's a cute love story. Just what I need every now and then.
Enjoyable Story
jenniebrown
This is a short story but every chapter is entertaining and narrated perfectly by Lee Smalley. It’s somewhat unique and probably pushed the envelope a bit for the time. I enjoyed it and and am very grateful to LibriVox and Mr. Smalley.
Reading is ok - story is amateurosh
A LibriVox Listener
not a great story but ok
Love in a Mask
The Book Guru
A charming tale ~ classic Balzac
Fine short Romance
TLocke
Both romantic and moral talr.