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Two Poets

Chapter 6: ADDENDUM
By Honoré de Balzac
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The narrative follows Lucien, his sister Eve, and their friend David in a provincial town as they pursue literary and social ambitions. It alternates intimate scenes of friendship and yearning with a detailed portrait of David’s family printing business, describing the old wooden press, the father's practical rise, and the son's education toward the literary world. The plot contrasts provincial life with the allure of the capital, showing how commerce, vanity, and the burgeoning press shape reputations and compromise ideals. Recurring themes include the price of artistic aspiration, the collision of idealism with market forces, and the corrosive effects of journalism and social ambition.





ADDENDUM

Note: Two Poets is part one of a trilogy. The second part is A Distinguished Provincial at Paris and details the further adventures of Lucien. Part three is titled Eve and David and continues their story. In other addendum references parts one and three are combined under the title of Lost Illusions.

The following personages appear in other stories of the Human Comedy.

     Bargeton, Madame de (see Châtelet, Baronne du)

     Cérizet
       Eve and David
       A Man of Business
       Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life
       The Middle Classes

     Chardon, Madame (nee Rubempré)
       Eve and David
       Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life

     Châtelet, Sixte, Baron du
       A Distinguished Provincial at Paris
       Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life
       The Thirteen

     Châtelet, Marie-Louise-Anaïs de Nègrepelisse, Baronne du
       A Distinguished Provincial at Paris
       The Government Clerks

     Cointet, Boniface
       Eve and David
       The Firm of Nucingen
       The Member for Arcis

     Cointet, Jean
       Eve and David

     Courtois
       Eve and David

     Courtois, Madame
       Eve and David

     Desplein
       The Atheist’s Mass
       Cousin Pons
       The Thirteen
       The Government Clerks
       Pierrette
       A Bachelor’s Establishment
       The Seamy Side of History
       Modeste Mignon
       Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life
       Honorine

     Gentil
       A Distinguished Provincial at Paris

     Grozier, Abbé
       The Commission in Lunacy

     Hautoy, Francis du
       Eve and David

     Maucombe, Comte de

       Letters of Two Brides

     Montriveau, General Marquis Armand de
       The Thirteen
       Father Goriot
       A Distinguished Provincial at Paris
       Another Study of Woman
       Pierrette
       The Member for Arcis

     Nègrepelisse, De
       The Commission in Lunacy
       A Distinguished Provincial at Paris

     Petit-Claud
       Eve and David

     Pimentel, Marquis and Marquise de
       Eve and David

     Postel
       Eve and David

     Prieur, Madame
       Eve and David

     Rastignac, Baron and Baronne de (Eugene’s parents)
       Father Goriot

     Rastignac, Laure-Rose and Agathe de
       Father Goriot
       The Member for Arcis

     Rubempré, Lucien-Chardon de
       Eve and David
       A Distinguished Provincial at Paris
       The Government Clerks
       Ursule Mirouet
       Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life

     Séchard, Jérôme-Nicolas
       Eve and David

     Séchard, David
       Eve and David
       A Distinguished Provincial At Paris
       Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life

     Séchard, Madame David
       Eve and David
       A Distinguished Provincial At Paris
       Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life

     Senonches, Jacques de
       Eve and David

     Senonches, Madame Jacques de
       Eve and David

     Stanhope, Lady Esther
       The Lily of the Valley