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A young woman trapped in a stifling household is pushed into a passionless marriage and becomes involved in an intense affair with a friend; their illicit relationship leads them to murder her sickly husband, after which they marry but are gradually consumed by guilt, revulsion, and psychological decay. The victim’s mother, left physically impaired yet mentally observant, endures the secret while the lovers’ mutual hatred intensifies, producing paranoia and violent unraveling. The narrative follows naturalistic, detail-rich observation of bodies and environments, showing how temperament, heredity, and surroundings corrode conscience and ultimately destroy lives.

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Title: Theresa Raquin

Author: Émile Zola

Translator: Ernest Alfred Vizetelly

Release date: April 22, 2006 [eBook #6626]
Most recently updated: December 27, 2021

Language: English

Credits: Dagny, John Bickers and David Widger

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THÉRÈSE RAQUIN

By Émile Zola

Translated and edited with a preface by Edward Vizetelly


CONTENTS

PREFACE
THÉRÈSE RAQUIN
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI
CHAPTER XXVII
CHAPTER XXVIII
CHAPTER XXIX
CHAPTER XXX
CHAPTER XXXI
CHAPTER XXXII