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Du Bruel

A playwright and journalist in Paris.

minor

Also known as du Bruel, M. du Bruel

First appearance: part ii a distinguished provincial at paris

See Du Bruel in part ii a distinguished provincial at parisBook page

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MDMarquise de Pi…JBJoseph BridauGIGiroudeauDADauriatBIBixiouDBDu Bruel

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Parisian Journalists and Publishers
  • Angoulême Printers and Rivals
  • Miscellaneous Supporting Characters

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See Du Bruel in part ii a distinguished provincial at paris