Colonel Chabert by Honoré de Balzac
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"Colonel Chabert" by Honoré de Balzac is a novella published in 1832. A French cavalry officer, believed dead after the Battle of Eylau, survives his grave and returns to Paris years later. He discovers his wife has remarried into high society and claimed his inheritance. Seeking to reclaim his identity and fortune, Chabert hires a lawyer to fight for justice. The story contrasts Napoleonic honor with Restoration-era values, where social rank and
wealth matter more than truth or loyalty. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Bell, Clara, 1834-1927 |
| Translator | Marriage, Ellen, 1865-1946 |
| Title | Colonel Chabert |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Chabert_(novella) |
| Credits | Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | France -- Fiction |
| Subject | Legal stories |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Veterans -- Fiction |
| Subject | Justice, Administration of -- Political aspects -- France -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1954 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 822 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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