Author(s): Honore de Balzac; Katherine Prescott Wormeley (Translator)

Fiction

The Black Sheep (also published under earlier titles of 'A Boy of Household' 'The Two Brothers' and 'A Boy Cleaning') tells the story of the Bridau family, trying to regain their lost inheritance after a series of unfortunate mishaps. It is part of the La Comedie humaine series of books written by de Balzac.