Project Gutenberg 2004-08-11 Public domain in the USA. 345 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Marriage, Ellen 1865 1946 Garrett, Ellen Two Poets Lost Illusions Part I. Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "Two Poets" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century. This work begins a trilogy that follows the intertwined lives of the main characters Lucien Chardon, his sister Eve, and their friend David, set against the backdrop of the provincial town of Angouleme. It explores their ambitions, dreams, and the harsh realities of social and economic constraints, particularly in the realm of literature and printing. At the start of "Two Poets," we are introduced to the character of Jerome-Nicolas Sechard, a pressman who unexpectedly inherits a small printing house. The narrative delves into Sechard's background and character—a man of limited education who harbors an avaricious nature. As he prepares to transfer his business to his educated son, David, the novel sets the stage for conflicts revolving around ambition, familial bonds, and the striving for artistic recognition. Simultaneously, we see the parallel story of Lucien Chardon, a young poet who longs for success and struggles against societal boundaries, already foreshadowing the contrasting ambitions and fates that will define their relationships as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 391209 2025-07-01T09:32:38.327969 text/html 374430 2025-02-16T08:34:18 text/html 207720 2025-07-01T09:32:43.980931 application/epub+zip 212648 2025-07-01T09:32:40.063959 application/epub+zip 212648 2025-07-01T09:32:38.976942 application/epub+zip 353427 2025-07-01T09:32:46.999949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336868 2025-07-01T09:32:43.335954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305645 2022-09-01T11:01:27.201292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345003 2025-07-01T09:32:37.702971 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 325256 2025-02-16T08:34:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17457 2025-07-01T09:32:47.127896 application/rdf+xml 10479 2025-07-01T09:32:39.468935 image/jpeg 2929 2025-07-01T09:32:39.218956 image/jpeg 204016 2025-07-01T09:32:38.356983 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Waring, James fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia