Free digital classic
Lost Illusions
- Reading format
- EPUB in Folarin Bookstore Digital
- Language
- en
About this book
Creators: Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) and Ellen Marriage (1865-1946) [Translator] "Lost Illusions" by Honoré de Balzac is a serial novel written between 1837 and 1843. Young Lucien Chardon leaves provincial France for Paris, driven by ambition and literary dreams. In the capital's glittering but treacherous world of journalism and high society, he faces impossible choices between artistic integrity and success. As he becomes entangled with actresses, journalists, and aristocrats, Lucien discovers that talent alone cannot protect him from betrayal, corruption, and his own desperate compromises. His journey exposes the harsh realities behind literary fame and social climbing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 1164