Balzac, Honoré de 1799-1850 creator Bell, Clara 1834-1927 Marriage, Ellen 1865-1946 text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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 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 PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1954 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1954 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133051.0 1954