Excerpt from The Works of Honore De Balzac, Vol. 19: Seraphita; Jesus Christ in Flanders; The Exiles; Memoir Never did Balzac approach, in fact almost seize, the very Idea] of Beauty as in this book: the ascent Of the mountain has in it something ethereal, supernatural, luminous, which lifts one above the earth. The only colors employed are the blue of heaven and the pure white Of the snow, with some pearly tints for the shadows We know nothing more ravishing than this Opening. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.