Honoré de Balzac|J. J. Grandville

"After accepting a glass of sweet water, the illustrious orator descends from the platform" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals

"An Old Butterfly" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals

"The Sloth yawned: 'I had...waited'" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals

"We are going to incise the muscles, saw the bones, in a word, heal the sick" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals

"As soon as I set foot on the island..." from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals

"She responded to my protests and oaths with a tone of mockery so cold that I swore to die" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals

"I urged them to eat some boiled eggs" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals

"My hero was good at hanging" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals

"At this frightful story, Zemire throws himself at Azor's feet" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals