Lost Illusions (18371843) is a novel by French author Honore de Balzac. Written as part of his La Comedie humaine sequence, Lost Illusions looks at scenes of Parisian and provincial life involving friendship, desire, and literary ambition. Inspired by his own experiences as a journalist and publisher, Balzac sought to tell a story adjacent to his own, a story concerning a young man for whom talent is abundant but recognition is woefully scarce. The novels protagonist, Lucien Chardon, features in Balzacs work A Harlot High and Low, as does the villain Vautrin, who appears toward the end of Lost Illusions and throughout Father Goriot, one of authors most popular and enduring works.The son of a middleclass father and aristocratic mother, Lucien Chardon is a promising young poet. He lives in Angouleme with his nowimpoverished motherwho is also a widowand his sister Eve. In the province, he spends his days with his loyal friend David Sechard, who encourages his literary lifestyle while studying to be a scientist. Davids eventual marriage to Eve only brings the two friends closer together, but when Lucien meets the wealthy and influential Mme. de Bargeton, with whom he flees to Paris, their friendship is lost to Luciens unstoppable ambition. In the city, abandoned by Mme. de Bargeton and living under his mothers maiden name, Lucien de Rubempre sacrifices morality, friendship, and family at the altar of poetry, slowly becoming another person altogether. Lost Illusions is one of...

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