BureaucracyFront matterKatharine Prescott Wormeley translationChapter navigation11 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterChapter I · THE RABOURDIN HOUSEHOLDChapter II · MONSIEUR DES LUPEAULXChapter III · THE TEREDOS NAVALIS, OTHERWISE CALLED SHIP-WORMChapter IV · THREE-QUARTER LENGTH PORTRAITS OF CERTAIN GOVERNMENTChapter V · THE MACHINE IN MOTIONChapter VI · THE WORMS AT WORKChapter VII · SCENES FROM DOMESTIC LIFEChapter VIII · FORWARD, MOLLUSKS!Chapter IX · THE RESIGNATIONADDENDUMBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Chapter I · THE RABOURDIN HOUSEHOLDAll chapters and sections (11)Opening pagesFront matterChapters123456789Other sectionsADDENDUMTranslated By Katharine Prescott WormeleyDEDICATION To the Comtesse Seraphina San Severino, with the respectful homage of sincere and deep admiration De BalzacCHAPTER I. THE RABOURDIN HOUSEHOLD →