L' About, Edmond 1828-1885 creator text utu 2004 monographic fr 1 online resource : multiple file formats "L'homme à l'oreille cassée" by Edmond About is a novel published in 1862. When a French engineer returns from Russia with a mummified body in his luggage, he discovers it's a Napoleonic colonel preserved through experimental desiccation in 1813. A scientific accident leads to the officer's resurrection forty-six years later, still believing himself twenty-four and living in Napoleon's era. This comedic science-fiction tale explores the chaotic consequences when past collides with present. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Homme_%C3%A0_l%27oreille_cass%C3%A9e_(roman) Release date is 2004-10-11 Produced by Ebooks libres et gratuits from images made available by the Bibliothèque Nationale de France at http://gallica.bnf.fr; this text is also available at http://www.ebooksgratuits.com in Word format, Mobipocket Reader format, eReader format and Acrobat Reader format Original publication data not identified Science fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13704 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13704 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133326.0 13704