Project Gutenberg 2016-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 101 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Hahl, Jalmari 1869 1929 Hahl, J. Les Chouans. Finnish Kapina Produced by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Kapina" by Honoré de Balzac is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. The narrative is set during a tumultuous period of the French Revolution, focusing on the lives of characters caught in the conflict surrounding the "Chouans," a group of royalist insurgents in Brittany. The story introduces several key characters, including the young and valiant Marquis de Montauran and the enchanting Marie de Verneuil, as they navigate the challenges of loyalty and betrayal amidst the chaos of war. The opening of the novel sets the scene in late September 1799, as groups of peasants and townsfolk journey towards Mayenne. Balzac vividly describes their varied appearances and backgrounds, highlighting the stark contrast between the rural populace and the urban dwellers among them. The atmosphere is thick with tension and anticipation of conflict, as the narrative hints at greater dangers lying ahead in the unfolding struggle against the Chouans. From the very start, the story immerses readers in the intricate political and social landscape of revolutionary France, foreshadowing the complex interactions and fierce rivalries that will define the characters' fates. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 39.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi French fiction -- Translations into Finnish Chouans -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: French Literature 848593 2025-07-21T06:27:40.934399 text/html 848428 848343 2024-10-22T04:38:30.421583 2023-09-22T15:40:13.756245 text/html text/html 374701 2025-07-21T06:27:50.081382 application/epub+zip 389056 2025-07-21T06:27:42.958393 application/epub+zip 389055 2025-07-21T06:27:41.741431 application/epub+zip 647156 2025-07-21T06:27:55.549353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 613010 2025-07-21T06:27:49.314404 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 589219 2022-09-24T00:22:42.039316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 780923 2025-07-21T06:27:40.254401 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 761266 2024-10-23T00:56:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18866 2025-07-21T06:27:55.676336 application/rdf+xml 10537 2025-07-21T06:27:42.233407 image/jpeg 2898 2025-07-21T06:27:41.986410 image/jpeg 369890 2025-07-21T06:27:40.999416 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia fi.wikipedia