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Lost Illusions
by Honoré de Balzac
Aug. 8, 2026 - Aug. 11, 2026 (fiction, to-buy, worth-rereading, great-writing)

de Balzac, H. (2001). Lost Illusions. Modern Library.


Modern Library, 2001. 752 pages. Paperback. 9780375757907

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we do not care enough about making a profit
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spoiled by the example of Napoleon
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"Little rogue," said the Abbe, smiling as he pinc…
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I have measured myself against Parisians
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Lucien tossed his head, as one who should say, "I…
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your Lucien is not a poet
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he is simply exercising his natural faculties
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3. The Sufferings of an Inventor

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