The Count of Chanteleine: A Historical Novel of the French Revolution

The Count of Chanteleine is one of Jules Verne's most powerful and least-known novels-a dramatic and moving story set during the darkest days of the French Revolution.

Far from the scientific adventures for which Verne is famous, this historical novel plunges the reader into the brutal civil war of the Vendée, where faith, loyalty, and family are tested against the merciless machinery of revolutionary terror. Through the fate of Count Humbert de Chanteleine and his loved ones, Verne portrays a France torn apart by ideology, vengeance, and the collapse of moral order.

This is not a romanticized revolution. It is a story of persecution, sacrifice, and courage, told with emotional depth and historical precision. Peasants, priests, nobles, and revolutionaries collide in a struggle that leaves no one untouched.

A New Edition by Editorial StaurosThis volume is a new English edition and translation produced by Editorial Stauros directly from the original French text.

Unlike many earlier English versions-often abridged, simplified, or adapted-this edition presents the novel in its complete and authentic form, preserving Jules Verne's original tone, narrative structure, and moral gravity. The translation has been prepared according to modern literary standards, aiming for both faithfulness to the source and clarity for today's reader.

Special care has been taken with historical terminology, religious language, and the distinctive atmosphere of Revolutionary France, allowing the reader to experience the novel as Verne intended.

A Forgotten Masterpiece RediscoveredLong overshadowed by Verne's adventure novels, The Count of Chanteleine reveals another side of the author: a serious historical novelist, deeply concerned with questions of conscience, justice, and human dignity.

This edition restores the novel to its rightful place as one of Jules Verne's most intense and morally compelling works-essential reading for anyone interested in the French Revolution, historical fiction, or the full literary range of one of the world's greatest storytellers.