A Harlot High and Low: (Splendeurs Et Miseres Des Courtisanes) (Classics)

Finance, fashionable society, and the intrigues of the underworld and the police system form the heart of this powerful novel, which introduces the satanic genius Vautrin, one of the greatest villains in world literature. Number of Words in Auth: 3 Formats : EPUB Number of Formats : 1 Has Cover : Yes All Identifiers : isbn:9780141960746 Single Author : Honore de Balzac Original Source : Mirc Undernet New 01 12 13 14 15 Sorted Author by LN, FN: Balzac, Honore de Title Length : 021 Title Parm D : A Harlot High and Low Title Parm F : A Harlot High and Low Num of Aut : 1 Title Parm B : ( Record ID : 3434 Uncomma Author : Honore de Balzac Title Parm A : A Harlot High and Low Handsome would-be poet Lucien Chardon is poor and naive, but highly ambitious. Failing to make his name in his dull provincial hometown, he is taken up by a patroness, the captivating married woman Madame de Bargeton, and prepares to forge his way in the glamorous beau monde of Paris. But Lucien has entered a world far more dangerous than he realized, as Madame de Bargeton's reputation becomes compromised and the fickle, venomous denizens of the courts and salons conspire to keep him out of their ranks. Lucien eventually learns that, wherever he goes, talent counts for nothing in comparison to money, intrigue and unscrupulousness. Lost Illusions is one of the greatest novels in the rich procession of the Comedie humaine, Balzac's panoramic social and moral history of his times.