Pride: One of the Seven Cardinal Sins by Eugene Sue
This book is the first of a seven volume series where each volume has as its theme one of the cardinal sins:
1. Pride
2. Envy
3. Wrath
4. Lust
5. Sloth
6. Avarive
7. Gluttony
This work explores the destructive nature of hubris, entitlement, and rigid social structures. It follows characters across different levels of Parisian society highlighting how personal vanity and class prejudice are manifested in different ways.
A poor retired Naval Commander living on his pension with his housekeeper is getting extra financial help from his nephew who is working odd jobs while he is on leave from the army.
The richest woman in France who is terminally ill has a sixteen year old daughter who will inherit her wealth and become sought after by countless men who want to share her inheritance through marriage. But this woman also has a secret illegitemate daughter no one knows about. When she dies the intrigues begin.
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