Project Gutenberg 2004-10-11 Public domain in the USA. 256 About, Edmond 1828 1885 About, Edmond François Valentin Abu, Edmond About, E. (Edmond) Avout, Edmondos Ampou, Edmondos About, Edmond Francois Valentin L'homme à l'oreille cassée Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Homme_%C3%A0_l%27oreille_cass%C3%A9e_(roman) 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 "L'homme à l'oreille cassée" by Edmond About is a novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The story introduces us to Léon Renault, a young engineer returning home to Fontainebleau after spending three years in the mines of Russia. His homecoming ignites joy among his family and friends, but it also hints at underlying tensions, particularly regarding his romantic interest, Clémentine. Central to the narrative is the mysterious and scientific concept introduced by Professor Meiser, involving the preservation and potential revival of life through desiccation. The opening of the novel sets the stage for Léon's return to his hometown, where he is warmly welcomed by his parents and friends. They celebrate his arrival, marking it with a festive reunion filled with emotion and nostalgia. Léon expresses excitement about rekindling his romance with Clémentine, whose sentiments are complicated by her unexpected emotional connection to a preserved colonel, an embodiment of Professor Meiser's controversial theories. As they interact, themes of love, science, and the exploration of life and death emerge, creating an intriguing atmosphere that promises a blend of comedy and intellectual discourse. The reader is drawn into the complexities of relationships and the bizarre implications of Meiser's experiments on human existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Science fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: French Literature 402144 2025-06-06T06:17:08.050118 text/html 401965 2025-01-13T21:41:09.169797 text/html 218101 2025-06-06T06:17:15.046084 application/epub+zip 224397 2025-06-06T06:17:09.997114 application/epub+zip 482433 2020-12-18T10:43:09 text/rtf 153200 2005-02-17T17:44:40 text/rtf application/zip 224397 2025-06-06T06:17:08.785095 application/epub+zip 405094 2025-06-06T06:17:18.812074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386334 2025-06-06T06:17:14.286087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342274 2022-09-07T03:44:37.497384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366647 2025-06-06T06:17:07.639138 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 357888 2020-12-18T10:43:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 141683 2020-12-18T10:43:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20347 2025-06-06T06:17:18.953056 application/rdf+xml 13205 2025-06-06T06:17:09.327090 image/jpeg 3705 2025-06-06T06:17:09.059112 image/jpeg 215936 2025-06-06T06:17:08.087122 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia