A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is part two of a trilogy. Part one,
Two Poets, begins the story of Lucien, his sister Eve, and his friend
David in the provincial town of Angoulême. Part two is centered on
Lucien’s Parisian life. Part three, Eve and David, reverts to the
setting of Angoulême. In many references parts one and three are
combined under the title Lost Illusions and A Distinguished Provincial
at Paris is given its individual title. Following this trilogy Lucien’s
story is continued in another book, Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life.