"The Man With The Broken Ear" by Edmond About is a science fiction novel that follows the trials and tribulations of a man out of time. A French soldier of the First Empire was put into suspended animation through a dessication process. When he is once again awakened, he discovers fifty years have passed, and he's now in the Second Empire. Morality and the evolution of culture are explored in this thrilling and comedic romp of a book.