A DISTINGUISHED PROVINCIAL AT PARIS (Lost Illusions Part II)
by HONORE DE BALZAC
Translated By Ellen Marriage
PREPARER'S NOTE
A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is part two of a trilogy. Part one, Two Poets, begins the story of Lucien, his sister Eve, and his friend David in the provincial town of Angouleme. Part two is centered on Lucien's Parisian life. Part three, Eve and David, reverts to the setting of Angouleme. Following this trilogy Lucien's story is continued in yet another book, Scenes from a Courtesan's Life.