At one point the title character is observed molding silver plates, and later in the novel an unscrupulous associate of the young protagonist falls victim to some poisoned coffee, after which he is identified as the famous criminal Trompe-la-Mort. Victorine‘s father disinherits her in favor of her b
At one point the title character is observed molding silver plates, and later in the novel an unscrupulous associate of the young protagonist falls victim to some poisoned coffee, after which he is identified as the famous criminal Trompe-la-Mort. Victorine‘s father disinherits her in favor of her brother, prompting Vautrin to suggest having that brother murdered by means of a duel. Madame de Beauseant introduces the protagonist to Delphine, who then proceeds to ask him to win money for her by gambling. Set primarily in the boarding-house of Madame Vauquer, FTP, name this novel centering on Anastasie de Restaud, Eugene de Rastignac, and the titular indulgent parent, a work of Honore de Balzac.
At one point the title character is observed molding silver plates, and later in the novel an unscrupulous associate of the young protagonist falls victim to some poisoned coffee, after which he is identified as the famous criminal Trompe-la-Mort.
{Pere Goriot} or {Father Goriot}