01878cam a22003973u 4500 1954 UtSlPG 20260610133051.0 m cr n 260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PQ Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 Colonel Chabert Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2004 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Chabert_(novella) Release date is 2004-07-01 Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "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.) Original publication data not identified Historical fiction France -- Fiction Legal stories French fiction -- Translations into English Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Veterans -- Fiction Justice, Administration of -- Political aspects -- France -- Fiction Bell, Clara, 1834-1927 Marriage, Ellen, 1865-1946 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1954 44064 44064