Mérimée, Prosper 1803-1870 creator Loyd, Mary, Lady 1853-1936 text utu 2006 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Colomba" by Prosper Mérimée is a novella published in 1840. Set in Corsica, it follows Lieutenant Orso della Rebbia as he returns home to face an impossible choice. His sister Colomba demands he avenge their father's death, while an Englishwoman urges him toward peace. Caught between family honor and conscience, Orso must navigate the dangerous world of Corsican vendettas. Using techniques that foreshadow detective fiction, Mérimée crafts a tense narrative of revenge, duty, and moral conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colomba_(novella) Release date is 2006-03-28 Produced by Dagny; Emma Dudding; John Bickers; David Widger Original publication data not identified Revenge -- Fiction Murder -- Fiction Vendetta -- Fiction Corsica (France) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2708 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2708 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133102.0 2708