Project Gutenberg 2004-08-11 Public domain in the USA. 264 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Marriage, Ellen 1865 1946 Garrett, Ellen Illusions Perdues. English Lost Illusions Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Two Poets -- A Distinguished Provincial at Paris -- Eve and David. Produced by Dagny "Lost Illusions" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written during the early 19th century. This intricate story revolves around the lives of several characters, particularly focusing on David Sechard and his interactions with his father, Jerome-Nicolas Sechard, as well as his friend Lucien Chardon. The narrative dives into themes of ambition, the struggles of a provincial printer navigating the socio-political dynamics of the time, and the pursuit of artistic dreams against a backdrop of societal constraints. The opening of "Lost Illusions" sets the stage in Angouleme, where Jerome-Nicolas Sechard, a former journeyman pressman, has created a printing business amid the complexities of post-revolutionary France. As the story unfolds, we are introduced to David, his father's ambitious yet greedy nature, and the financial pressure that looms over their printing establishment, especially with the competition from Cointet Brothers. David's bond with Lucien highlights the juxtaposition of their aspirations—David's grounded approach to business and Lucien's lofty literary ambitions. This introduction paints a vivid portrait of provincial life filled with hopes and struggles, touching on familial dynamics, economic hardship, and the quest for artistic and personal fulfillment, all ripe for further exploration as the narrative progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1582941 1582890 2024-10-06T06:32:01.809371 2023-10-06T08:02:20.629008 text/html text/html 1582934 1582883 2024-10-06T06:32:02.289339 2023-10-06T08:02:20.998997 text/html text/html 665161 2024-10-06T06:32:19.281269 application/epub+zip 691731 2024-10-06T06:32:05.061322 application/epub+zip 691731 2024-10-06T06:32:03.442362 application/epub+zip 1119447 2024-10-06T06:32:30.324355 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1051117 2024-10-06T06:32:18.147254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1019366 2022-09-07T00:32:48.659348 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1472864 2024-10-06T06:32:00.649349 2023-10-06T08:02:19.903066 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1472714 2020-12-18T00:54:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 571289 2020-12-18T00:54:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20603 2024-10-06T06:32:30.469189 application/rdf+xml 11947 2024-10-06T06:32:04.017326 image/jpeg 3396 2024-10-06T06:32:03.729347 image/jpeg 655764 2024-10-06T06:32:02.420366 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia More titles under Waring, James fr.wikipedia