A shabby old man in a box-coat appears at the chambers of the attorney Derville claiming to be Colonel Chabert, officially killed at the battle of Eylau. His wife has since remarried a count and spent his fortune, and Derville takes up a case that tests law, love and honour in Restoration France.
A compact, piercing short novel from La Comédie humaine. Download the free EPUB.
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