


Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial

Berthe Josserand, the youngest daughter

Caroline Hédouin, boss of “Au Bonheur des Dames”

Auguste Vabre, second son of the owner of the building

Eléonore Josserand, the mother

Joseph Josserand, the father

Narcisse Bachelard, brother of Eléonore

Mr. Duveyrier, former attorney general

Young, handsome, dashing but cynical, Octave Mouret arrives in Paris, determined to conquer the belles of the capital.
Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial