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  1. Gil Blas

    Gil Blas is a picaresque novel by Alain-René Lesage published between 1715 and 1735. It is considered to be the last masterpiece of the picaresque genre.

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  1. Gil Blas

    a romance by Le Sage, from the name of the hero, a character described by Scott as honestly disposed, but being constitutionally timid, unable to resist temptation, though capable of brave actions, and intelligent, but apt to be deceived through vanity, with sufficient virtue to make us love him, but indifferent to our respect.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of gil blas in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of gil blas in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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