Lost Illusions · Character
Petit-Claud
An Angoulême lawyer whose modest practice hides a schemer's appetite for the main chance, ever ready to profit from a rival's ruin.
supporting
Also known as Pierre Petit-Claud, Claud
First appearance: part i two poets
As a supporting figure in Lost Illusions, Petit-Claud is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Arranges David's release, takes the forged letter, and negotiates the sale of the printing business to the Cointets.
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Petit-Claud belongs to the small, watchful world of provincial attorneys who know everyone's debts and secrets before the parties do. His cunning is patient rather than bold, and he measures opportunity by what another…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Angoulême Printers and Rivals
- Provincial Aristocrats and Gossips
- Parisian High Society Figures
- Miscellaneous Supporting Characters
- Parisian Journalists and Publishers
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Closing
This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because it reveals the first major psychological reversal in Lucien and…
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- David Séchard
professional · negative
Petit-Claud is David's lawyer who initially appears helpful but later betrays him by… How this plays out →
- Lucien Chardon
social · negative
- David Séchard
professional · negative
Petit-Claud is David's lawyer who initially appears helpful but later betrays him by… How this plays out →
- Lucien Chardon
social · negative
- Lucien Chardon
social · negative
- David Séchard
professional · negative
Petit-Claud is David's lawyer who initially appears helpful but later betrays him by… How this plays out →
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