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“That word "drama" has been somewhat discredited of late; it has been overworked and twisted to strange uses in these days of dolorous literature; but it must do service again here, not because this story is dramatic in the restricted sense of the word, but because some tears may perhaps be shed intra et extra muros before it is over.”

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Le Père Goriot Et Autres Textes Sur Le Thème De L'Argent

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Honoré de Balzac

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