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Hector Merlin

A journalist and writer in Lucien's Parisian circle.

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Also known as Merlin, Young Hector Merlin

First appearance: part ii a distinguished provincial at paris

Hector Merlin's tie to Lucien Chardon is one of the pressures that moves Lost Illusions—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Lucien Chardon (rivalry): Hector Merlin is a jealous journalist and rival who undermines Lucien in the Parisian press. With Lucien Chardon (rivalry): Hector Merlin is a jealous journalist and rival who undermines…

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Character groups

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

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See Hector Merlin in part ii a distinguished provincial at paris
See Hector Merlin in part ii a distinguished provincial at paris