Chouans

"The Chouans" is a historical novel by Honore de Balzac set during the French Revolution. The novel follows the story of a young man named Marie de Verneuil, who is sent by the French government to the province of Brittany to track down and capture a group of rebels known as the Chouans. While in Brittany, Marie falls in love with one of the Chouan leaders, the handsome and charismatic Count de Ba...