# A Daughter of Eve — Character guide

> Key figures in A Daughter of Eve by Honoré de Balzac.

- [Raoul Nathan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_daughter_of_eve_se/characters/raoul_nathan.md): A penniless journalist and writer who becomes Florine's lover and a rival to Félix.
- [Florine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_daughter_of_eve_se/characters/florine.md): An actress and courtesan, Nathan's mistress, central to the social intrigue.
- [Marie de Vandenesse](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_daughter_of_eve_se/characters/marie_de_vandenesse.md): The beautiful and virtuous wife of Comte Félix de Vandenesse, torn between duty and love.
- [Comte Félix de Vandenesse](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_daughter_of_eve_se/characters/comte_felix_de_vandenesse.md): A wealthy, devoted husband whose love for Marie is tested by society and rivals.
- [Eugénie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_daughter_of_eve_se/characters/eugenie.md): Marie's younger sister, a contrast in temperament and fate.
- [Schmucke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_daughter_of_eve_se/characters/schmucke.md): A kind, simple German musician and friend to Nathan.
- [Émile Blondet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_daughter_of_eve_se/characters/emile_blondet.md): A witty journalist and man of letters, part of the Parisian social circle.
- [Du Tillet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_daughter_of_eve_se/characters/du_tillet.md): A wealthy banker and social climber, involved in financial schemes.
- [Lady Dudley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_daughter_of_eve_se/characters/lady_dudley.md): An English aristocrat and former lover of Félix, who reappears to cause trouble.
- [Rastignac](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_daughter_of_eve_se/characters/rastignac.md): An ambitious young nobleman and socialite, friend to many in the story.
- [Delphine de Nucingen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_daughter_of_eve_se/characters/delphine_de_nucingen.md): A fashionable banker's wife and friend to Marie, part of high society.
- [Massol](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_daughter_of_eve_se/characters/massol.md): A journalist and editor, involved in the literary world.
- [de Marsay](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_daughter_of_eve_se/characters/de_marsay.md): A powerful statesman and former dandy, a figure of authority.
- [Baron de Nucingen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_daughter_of_eve_se/characters/baron_de_nucingen.md): A wealthy, scheming banker, husband of Delphine.
- [Charles de Vandenesse](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_daughter_of_eve_se/characters/charles_de_vandenesse.md): Félix's brother, a marquis and diplomat.
- [Gigonnet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_daughter_of_eve_se/characters/gigonnet.md): A usurer and money-lender, part of the financial underworld.
- [Comtesse de Granville](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_daughter_of_eve_se/characters/comtesse_de_granville.md): A noblewoman, mother of Marie-Angélique.
- [Octave de Camps](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_daughter_of_eve_se/characters/octave_de_camps.md): A friend of Marie, a respectable married woman.
- [Étienne Lousteau](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_daughter_of_eve_se/characters/etienne_lousteau.md): A journalist and writer, part of Nathan's circle.
- [Marie-Angélique](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_daughter_of_eve_se/characters/marie_angelique.md): A young woman, daughter of the Comtesse de Granville.
- [Marquise de Listomère](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_daughter_of_eve_se/characters/marquise_de_listomere.md): An elderly aristocrat, a figure in society.

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