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Émile Blondet

A brilliant but cynical journalist and critic in Paris.

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Also known as Blondet, M. Blondet

First appearance: part ii a distinguished provincial at paris

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Parisian Journalists and Publishers
  • Angoulême Printers and Rivals
  • Parisian High Society Figures
  • Miscellaneous Supporting Characters

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