Colonel Chabert: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition

Colonel Chabert is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Balzac, Honoré de (1799–1850). The listed translation credits are Marriage, Ellen (1865–1946); Bell, Clara (1834–1927).

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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.

Book and edition facts

• Title: Colonel Chabert
• Author credits: Balzac, Honoré de (1799–1850)
• Catalogue language: English
• Translator credits: Marriage, Ellen (1865–1946); Bell, Clara (1834–1927)

Catalogue subjects

• France -- Fiction
• French fiction -- Translations into English
• Historical fiction
• Justice, Administration of -- Political aspects -- France -- Fiction
• Legal stories
• Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Veterans -- Fiction

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• Category: French Literature
• Category: Novels

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