A Harlot High and Low by Honoré de Balzac

But Balzac cares little for such happiness, compressing the years they then spend. Once Esther has been turned into an acceptable mistress - albeit the sort that still must be hidden away - Herrera allows Lucien and her to have their fun and live in some bliss. Finance, fashionable society, and the intrigues of the under. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. A Harlot High and Low seems, ostensibly, to be the love-story of Lucien and Esther. Read 166 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. 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.

Handsome would-be poet Lucien Chardon is poor and naive, but highly ambitious. Handsome would-be poet Lucien Chardon is poor and naive, but highly ambitious. 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. Lucien eventually learns that, wherever he goes, talent counts for nothing in comparison to money, intrigue and unscrupulousness. 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. Handsome would-be poet Lucien Chardon is poor and naive, but highly ambitious. Booktopia has A Harlot High And Low, Human Comedy by Honoré De Balzac.

A Harlot High and Low by Honoré de Balzac