# Hector Merlin — Lost Illusions character guide

> Hector Merlin in Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Merlin, Young Hector Merlin

**First appearance:** 0003-part-ii-a-distinguished-provincial-at-paris

## Who they are

A journalist and writer in Lucien's Parisian circle.

## Relationships

### [Lucien Chardon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_illusions_se/characters/lucien_chardon)

_rivalry_

Hector Merlin is a jealous journalist and rival who undermines Lucien in the Parisian press.

### [Lucien Chardon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_illusions_se/characters/lucien_chardon)

_rivalry_

Hector Merlin is a jealous journalist and rival who undermines Lucien in the Parisian press.

### [Lucien Chardon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_illusions_se/characters/lucien_chardon)

_rivalry_

Hector Merlin is a jealous journalist and rival who undermines Lucien in the Parisian press.

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