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Gil Blas

Rough character with a literary namesake.

minor

Also known as Blas the barbarian

First appearance: vii love of the beautiful

Gil Blas shows up with force in I: Rambles in Modern Troy. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Referenced as a literary figure; Richard compares his own introspection to Gil Blas's.
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