The Resources of Quinola

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Resources of Quinola, by Honore de BalzacThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The Resources of QuinolaAuthor: Honore de BalzacRelease Date: July 18, 2005 [EBook #7417]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE RESOURCES OF QUINOLA ***Produced by Dagny; and John BickersTHE RESOURCES OF QUINOLAA COMEDY IN A PROLOGUE AND FIVE ACTSBYHONORE DE BALZACFirst Presented at the Theatre de l'Odeon, Paris March 19, 1842.AUTHOR'S PREFACEHad the author of the following play written it merely for the purpose of winning for it the universal praise which the journalshave lavished upon his romances, and which perhaps transcended their merits, The Resources of Quinola would stillhave been an excellent literary speculation; but, when he sees himself the object of so much praise and so muchcondemnation, he has come to the conclusion that it is much more difficult to make successfully a first venture on thestage than in the field of mere literature, and he has armed himself, accordingly, with courage, both for the present andfor the future.The day will come when the piece will be employed by critics as a battering ram to demolish some piece at its firstrepresentation, just as they have employed all his ...