Une sorte de justice

Une sorte de Justice. Le procès du maire de Férel pendant la Terreur (1981) is a french novel, written by French author René Chatal. The title translates to A kind of Justice. The trial of the mayor of Férel during the Terror

History

The novel tells the story of a miscarriage of justice, during the French Revolution, taking place in a little village called Férel (Morbihan).The mayor, François Chatal, a thirty three year old farmer, was wrongly denounced as an enemy of the revolution.

He was sentenced to death on the 31st August 1793 and executed by guillotine in the commune of La Roche-Bernard on the 5th september 1793.





Author

René Chatal (1923-1996) was a french lawyer. François Chatal was his great great grandfather.

Original Edition (1981)

Publisher : Jean Le Fur (France)
165 p.
Library of Congress Control Number : 85673172

Bibliography (p.133-137)

  • La justice révolutionnaire dans le Morbihan - J.L.Debauve
  • Correspondance du Capitaine Perret avec son frère - Robiquet
  • Petit mémoire sur la chouannerie de l'An IV - Locperan de Kerviler
  • Le Diocèse de Nantes pendant le Révolution - Alfred Laillé

See also

  • Reign of Terror (La Terreur)