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Florine

An actress whose stage charm and offstage loyalties make her a fixture of the Bohemian circles where Lucien first learns how Paris really works.

supporting

Also known as Mademoiselle Florine, Mlle Florine

First appearance: part ii a distinguished provincial at paris

As a supporting figure in Lost Illusions, Florine is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

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Florine moves between the theatre and the journalist's lodgings with an easy pragmatism, her affections entangled with the men who can advance her career. She is neither naïve nor cruel, but she reads the room better…

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SDSixte du Châte…JBJoseph BridauTGThéodore Gaill…LPLéonie PostelBIBixiouFLFlorine

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  • Other

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

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