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Scenes from a Courtesan's Life

Name: Scenes from a Courtesan's Life
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Author: Honoré de Balzac

by Honoré de Balzac

"Scenes from a Courtesan's Life" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published between 1838 and 1847. This dark tale follows ambitious poet Lucien de Rubempré and the cunning escaped convict Vautrin as they scheme to elevate Lucien into Parisian high society. When Lucien falls for courtesan Esther van Gobseck, Vautrin manipulates her beauty to extract money from an obsessed banker. But their intricate plans spiral toward tragedy as love, suicide, and police scrutiny entangle everyone in a web of secrets and compromising letters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally issued 2005-08-26. This work is in the public domain in the United States. Sourced from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1660).

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