An unsatisfied wife kills her weak husband in order to carry on a sordid affair with another man. However, her selfish plans are spoiled when her husband continues to haunt her. This is often said to be Zola's first great novel. (Summary by BellonaTimes)
Chapters
1 00 - Preface, by Edward Vizetelly 7 min 2 01 - Chapter 1 10 min 3 02 - Chapter 2 14 min 4 03 - Chapter 3 10 min 5 04 - Chapter 4 8 min 6 05 - Chapter 5 13 min 7 06 - Chapter 6 9 min 8 07 - Chapter 7 14 min 9 08 - Chapter 8 9 min 10 09 - Chapter 9 16 min 11 10 - Chapter 10 7 min 12 11 - Chapter 11 25 min 13 12 - Chapter 12 17 min 14 13 - Chapter 13 16 min 15 14 - Chapter 14 6 min 16 15 - Chapter 15 4 min 17 16 - Chapter 16 16 min 18 17 - Chapter 17 17 min 19 18 - Chapter 18 11 min 20 19 - Chapter 19 21 min 21 20 - Chapter 20 9 min 22 21 - Chapter 21 24 min 23 22 - Chapter 22 11 min 24 23 - Chapter 23 7 min 25 24 - Chapter 24 19 min 26 25 - Chapter 25 17 min 27 26 - Chapter 26 22 min 28 27 - Chapter 27 11 min 29 28 - Chapter 28 15 min 30 29 - Chapter 29 17 min 31 30 - Chapter 30 23 min 32 31 - Chapter 31 23 min 33 32 - Chapter 32 & Afterword 10 min
