Colonel Chabert
Honoré de Balzac · Bill Homewood
May 2021 · Naxos of America, Inc.
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In the brutal Prussian winter of 1807, Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte’s Grande Armée suffered massive losses to the Russians in the Battle of Eylau. Many thousands died. Young Colonel Chabert falls heroically, his actions having turned the tide of the battle, but he is buried anonymously on the battlefield in a mass grave. Incredibly he is alive but severely injured, and digs himself out. On his eventual return to Paris, he finds his wife, the beautiful and ambitious Rosine, now remarried, his fortune gone. Chabert’s relentless, passionate pursuit of justice, supported by the determined young lawyer Derville, is gripping to the last page. This exquisitely written story has it all: love, hatred, treachery, hope and courage.
In the brutal Prussian winter of 1807, Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte’s Grande Armée suffered massive losses to the Russians in the Battle of Eylau. Many thousands died. Young Colonel Chabert falls heroically, his actions having turned the tide of the battle, but he is buried anonymously on the bat...
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Bill Homewood is known for his innumerable television performances and leading credits in the West End and for the Royal Shakespeare Company. His other recordings for Naxos AudioBooks have won many awards. They include She, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Count of Monte Cristo, Les Misérables and Le Morte d’Arthur. Bill has also published five collections of poetry including 50 Sonnets (Mimosa Books, 2000).
Bill Homewood is known for his innumerable television performances and leading credits in the West End and for the Royal Shakespeare Company. His other recordings for Naxos AudioBooks have won many awards. They include She, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Count of Monte Cristo, Les Misérables and Le ...
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