Project Gutenberg 2016-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 41 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.) fi French fiction -- Translations into Finnish Chouans -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 848435 848350 2024-09-22T04:25:55.738312 2023-09-22T15:40:13.488224 text/html text/html 848428 848343 2024-09-22T04:25:56.092131 2023-09-22T15:40:13.756245 text/html text/html 374639 2024-09-22T04:26:06.690555 application/epub+zip 389054 2024-09-22T04:25:58.550136 application/epub+zip 389055 2024-09-22T04:25:56.993116 application/epub+zip 647173 2024-09-22T04:26:12.940512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 613039 2024-09-22T04:26:05.819081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 589219 2022-09-24T00:22:42.039316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 780936 780903 2024-09-22T04:25:55.123112 2023-09-22T15:40:12.891230 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 745595 2016-08-03T12:52:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 287530 2016-08-03T12:52:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18908 2024-09-22T04:26:13.077518 application/rdf+xml 10537 2024-09-22T04:25:57.743136 image/jpeg 2898 2024-09-22T04:25:57.266138 image/jpeg 369798 2024-09-22T04:25:56.167139 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia