Lost Illusions
of Honoré de Balzac, Ellen Marriage (Translator), George Saintsbury (Introduction)
Series: La Comédie Humaine #38
Description
Handsome would-be poet Lucien Chardon is poor and naive, but highly ambitious. Failing to make his name in his dull provincial hometown, he is taken up by a patroness, the captivating married woman Madame de Bargeton, and prepares to forge his way in the glamorous beau monde of Paris. But Lucien has entered a world far more dangerous than he realized, as Madame de Bargeton's reputation becomes compromised and the fickle, venomous denizens of the courts and salons conspire to keep him out of their ranks. Lucien eventually learns that, wherever he goes, talent counts for nothing in comparison to money, intrigue and unscrupulousness. Lost Illusions is one of the greatest novels in the rich procession of the Comedie humaine, Balzac's panoramic social and moral history of his times.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 656 pages
- Publisher Dodo Press
- Publication Date May 1st 2006
- First Publication 10/28/37
- Language English
- ISBN 9781406506587
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
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