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A harlot high and low
Honoré de Balzac · 1970 · 554 pages
Social life and customsFictionFiction, generalFrance, fictionContinental european fiction (fictional works by one author)
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In the sequel to Lost Illusions, Lucien de Rubempre is in love with the courtesan Esther Gobseck, who is being pursued by the financier Nucingen, while Collin, disguised as a Spanish diplomat, is determined to use Lucien as a tool to pillage the upper reaches of Paris society.
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