Colonel Chabert, a Napoleonic War hero supposedly killed in the Battle of Eylau, returns to Paris after a long convalescence to find his wife remarried, and his pension gone. He employs a young, well-known lawyer to at least reclaim his pension. It is a game of wits: first to convince the lawyer tha[...]
One of Honore de Balzacâs most celebrated tales, âThe Unknown Masterpieceâ is the story of a painter who, depending on oneâs perspective, is either an abject failure or a transcendental genius â or both. The story, which has served as an inspiration to artists as various as [...]