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L'illustre Gaudissart (English "The Illustrious Gaudissart") is a short story by Honore de Balzac. It was published in 1833 and is one of the Scenes de la vie de province of La Comedie humaine. Felix Gaudissart is a successful and ambitious travelling salesman, based in Paris. He is nicknamed "The Illustrious Gaudissart". He has previously sold clothing and hats, but at the start of the story he has also taken up selling life insurance and subscriptions to newspapers.