# The Chouans

By Honoré de Balzac.

"The Chouans" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1829. Set in Brittany during the 1799 royalist uprising, it weaves military history with a passionate love story between the aristocratic Marie de Verneuil and the royalist leader Alphonse de Montauran. Following Sir Walter Scott's example, Balzac uses France's turbulent post-Revolutionary period as backdrop for a tale exploring love, betrayal, and social conflict. This was the first novel Balzac published under his own name, marking a turning point in his literary career. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Translator: Katharine Prescott Wormeley
- Subjects: French fiction -- Translations into English; Chouans -- Fiction

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Chouans](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/13900) by Honoré de Balzac (11 h 7 min, English)

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