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Lost Illusions

Honoré de Balzac

Classic Fiction

Handsome would-be poet Lucien Chardon is poor and naive, but highly ambitious. Failing to make his name in his

france, french, humancomedy, paris

History of the Thirteen

Honoré De Balzac

Classic Fiction

This trilogy of storie’s Ferragus: Chief of the Companions of Duty, The Duchesse De Langeais, and The Girl with

french, humancomedy, realism

A Harlot High and Low

Honoré de Balzac

Classic Fiction

Finance, fashionable society, and the intrigues of the underworld and the police system form the heart of this

french, humancomedy, paris, realism

The Bankrupt

Honoré de Balzac

Classic Fiction

Honore de Balzac lived most of his life one step from his creditors; his house in Paris even had a special exit

french, humancomedy, paris