Project Gutenberg 2004-06-27 Public domain in the USA. 356 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Wormeley, Katharine Prescott 1830 1908 The Chouans Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Chouans Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "The Chouans" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century. The book, set against the turbulent backdrop of the French Revolutionary Wars, delves into the conflicts between royalists and republicans, focusing particularly on the group known as the Chouans. It explores the themes of loyalty, identity, and the chaotic struggles for power during this period. The characters include Commandant Hulot, a dedicated republican officer, and Marche-a-Terre, a rugged Chouan who symbolizes the fierce resistance of the royalists. At the start of the narrative, we find a diverse assembly of peasants and citizens traveling to Mayenne, illustrated vividly through detailed descriptions of their distinct costumes and mixed sentiments. Commandant Hulot, leading a detachment of soldiers, is acutely aware of the tensions surrounding them as he senses an impending ambush from the Chouans. The atmosphere is thick with a sense of foreboding, underscored by the group's unease and silence. The opening depicts the careful preparations in anticipation of conflict, highlighting Hulot’s strategic mind amidst the beauty of the Breton landscape, simultaneously foreshadowing the violent clash that is to ensue with the Chouans, which represents the larger societal upheaval of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en French fiction -- Translations into English Chouans -- Fiction PQ Text Historical Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: French Literature 753449 2025-08-01T11:31:24.357727 text/html 783217 2021-01-27T16:41:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 259979 2021-01-27T16:41:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 329900 2025-08-01T11:31:32.895717 application/epub+zip 340920 2025-08-01T11:31:26.392737 application/epub+zip 340920 2025-08-01T11:31:25.144731 application/epub+zip 561999 2025-08-01T11:31:38.078701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 534307 2025-08-01T11:31:32.099743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505484 2022-09-01T12:54:11.251037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 661167 2025-08-01T11:31:23.107742 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 661133 2016-11-22T07:28:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 248513 2016-11-22T07:30:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 649347 2010-03-05T16:41:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 247074 2010-03-05T16:42:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22241 2025-08-01T11:31:38.271657 application/rdf+xml 10987 2025-08-01T11:31:25.678713 image/jpeg 3033 2025-08-01T11:31:25.409718 image/jpeg 322478 2025-08-01T11:31:24.412746 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 en.wikipedia