The Man With The Broken Ear
The story revolves around a mysterious and charismatic figure known as "The Man with the Broken Ear," who appears in a small French town and becomes embroiled in a complex web of intrigue and deception. As the protagonist delves deeper into the mystery, he uncovers a tangled history of love, betrayal, and revenge that ultimately leads to a tragic confrontation.
By Edmond About · First published 1862 · Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Romance · 20 chapters
Contents
- WHEREIN THEY KILL THE FATTED CALF TO CELEBRATE THE RETURN OF A FRUGAL SON
- UNPACKING BY CANDLE-LIGHT
- THE CRIME OF THE LEARNED PROFESSOR MEISER
- THE VICTIM
- DREAMS OF LOVE, AND OTHER DREAMS
- A YOUNG GIRL'S CAPRICE
- PROFESSOR MEISER'S WILL IN FAVOR OF THE DESICCATED COLONEL
- HOW NICHOLAS MEISER, NEPHEW OF JOHN MEISER, EXECUTED HIS UNCLE'S WILL
- CONSIDERABLE OF A DISTURBANCE IN FONTAINEBLEAU
- HALLELUJAH!
- WHEREIN COLONEL FOUGAS LEARNS SOME NEWS WHICH WILL APPEAR OLD TO MY READERS
- THE CONVALESCENT'S FIRST MEAL
- HISTORY OF COLONEL FOUGAS, RELATED BY HIMSELF
- THE GAME OF LOVE AND WAR
- IN WHICH THE READER WILL SEE THAT IT IS NOT FAR FROM THE CAPITAL TO THE TARPEIAN ROCK
- THE MEMORABLE INTERVIEW BETWEEN COLONEL FOUGAS AND HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH
- WHEREIN HERR NICHOLAS MEISER, ONE OF THE SOLID MEN OF DANTZIC, RECEIVES AN UNWELCOME VISIT
- THE COLONEL TRIES TO RELIEVE HIMSELF OF A MILLION WHICH INCUMBERS HIM
- HE SEEKS AND BESTOWS THE HAND OF CLEMENTINE
- A THUNDERBOLT FROM A CLEAR SKY
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