Rush for the Spoil, Book Two of Rougon-Macquart Cycle

by Émile Zola

Culture & Heritage Fiction General Fiction Historical Fiction

15 chapters13h 33mEnglish1871

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Book Two of Zola's 20-volume Rougon-Macquart Cycle. "The Rush for the Spoil" ("La Curee") concerns Aristide Siccard (once Aristide Rougon) and his family, who come to Paris during the Second Empire, and "make a killing", as they say, in land speculation. - Summary by Mark Leder

Chapters (14)

1Chapter One, Part One

3261

2Chapter One, Part Two

3518

3Chapter Two, Part One

4159

4Chapter Two, Part Two

3765

5Chapter Three, Part One

2554

6Chapter Three, Part Two

3797

7Chapter Four, Part One

3711

8Chapter Four, Part Two

4466

9Chapter Five, Part One

3047

10Chapter Five, Part Two

2782

11Chapter Five, Part Three

2270

12Chapter Six, Part One

3448

13Chapter Six, Part Two

3742

14Chapter Seven

3365

Rush for the Spoil, Book Two of Rougon-Macquart Cycle

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Chapters (14)

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