Mademoiselle de la Seiglière, Volume 1 (of 2)

by Jules Sandeau

"Mademoiselle de la Seiglière, Volume 1 (of 2)" by Jules Sandeau is a French novel published in 1847. After years of exile during the Revolution, the Marquis de la Seiglière and his daughter return to France only to discover their estate now belongs to their former farmer. The widowed farmer himself awaits news of his only son, an officer who marched with Napoleon's troops into Russia and never returned. A story of restoration, loss, and uncertain futures unfolds.