Colonel Chabert (Paperback)

from starbox

Absolutely wonderful novella, the story of returning war hero Chabert; presumed dead, his wife has re-married - greatly to her advantage - and has no wish for his return. Nor does she want to give him any of the money she 'inherited' from him. A good hearted old soldier and a ruthless woman of fa...

from GarySeverance

"Colonel Chabert" is one of Honore de Balzac's volumes from his omnibus work, "The Human Comedy." The Colonel is a comic figure in and old military great coat and a wig who is ridiculed by young legal workers at the beginning of the novel. But, the joke is on the clerks, because Chabert is a war ...

from lindawwilson

A somewhat charming novella, but overall not that interesting.

from starbox

Absolutely wonderful novella, the story of returning war hero Chabert; presumed dead, his wife has re-married - greatly to her advantage - and has no wish for his return. Nor does she want to give him any of the money she 'inherited' from him. A good hearted old soldier and a ruthless woman of fa...

from GarySeverance

"Colonel Chabert" is one of Honore de Balzac's volumes from his omnibus work, "The Human Comedy." The Colonel is a comic figure in and old military great coat and a wig who is ridiculed by young legal workers at the beginning of the novel. But, the joke is on the clerks, because Chabert is a war ...