The Downfall

The Downfall

(LA DÉBÂCLE)

(The Smash-up)

by Émile Zola

Translated By E. P. Robins

Contents

PART FIRST I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII.

PART SECOND I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII.

PART THIRD I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII.

THE DOWNFALL

PART FIRST

I.

In the middle of the broad, fertile plain that stretches away in the...