Gil Blas
Americannoun
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Gil Blas, a Spaniard born without social standing, becomes caught up with grifters and is obliged to live by his wits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
The house next door to ours, once occupied by the writer Alain-René Lesage, who wrote Gil Blas, just sold for 40,000 euros.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 23, 2019
We are always glad to be the vehicle for conveying such hints, and may mention that we have often wondered that neither Gil Blas, nor the Vicar of Wakefield has supplied subjects for painters.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
Gil Blas is at this time in the Spanish town of Valladolid serving an ecclesiastic in the capacity of lackey.
From French Classics by William Cleaver Wilkinson
My master grew pale at these words, and said with a forced smile, “So, then, Mr. Gil Blas, this piece is not to your taste?”
From French Classics by William Cleaver Wilkinson
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