# Eugénie Grandet — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Eugénie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/chapters/dedication.md): The author dedicates the book to Maria, likening her portrait to a sacred talisman that protects the home from evil.
- [Eugénie Grandet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/chapters/eug-nie-grandet.md): After years of monotonous routine, Eugénie Grandet inherits her father's fortune upon his death, having learned to manage his estates. Her mother dies after a long illness, and Grandet, now aged and paralyzed, clings to 

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