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Lost illusions / Honoré de Balzac ; translated and introduced by Herbert J. Hunt.

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ISBN	9780140442519 (paperback)
Name	Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 author.
Uniform title	Illusions perdues. English
Title	Lost illusions / Honoré de Balzac ; translated and introduced by Herbert J. Hunt.
Published	London ; New York : Penguin Books, [2004].
Published	©2004
Description	xxvi, 681 pages ; 21 cm.
Notes	This translation originally published in 1971.
Summary	Lucien Chardon, an aspiring young poet leaves his small provincial hometown and attempts to succeed in the Parisian literary circles of the early 19th century. He is befriended by aristocratic patrons but finds himself relentlessly drawn to the low life of the big city.
Subjects	Poets, French -- 19th century -- Fiction
Subjects	Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
Other Names	Hunt, Herbert James translator, writer of introduction.
Series	Penguin classics
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction . Poets, French -- 19th century -- Fiction . Authors: Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 . Hunt, Herbert James . Series: Penguin classics .