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Abbe Mouret's TransgressionÉmile Zola

Abbe Mouret's Transgression

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Original author: Émile Zola

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"Abbe Mouret's Transgression" by Émile Zola is a novel published in 1875. The fifth volume in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series, it follows neurotic young priest Serge Mouret as he takes charge of a desolate Provençal parish. After a nervous breakdown leaves him with complete amnesia, Serge awakens in an overgrown estate where he meets Albine, a wild innocent girl. Together they experience an idyllic existence filled with biblical parallels, until a shocking discovery forces Serge to confront his past and faith.

Abbe Mouret's Transgression, by Émile Zola. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #14200.

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17 Chapters

  1. 1.Introduction2,014 words
  2. 2.Book I: I (1)8,872 words
  3. 3.Book I: I (2)8,730 words
  4. 4.Book I: I (3)8,749 words
  5. 5.Book I: I (4)8,764 words
  6. 6.Book I: I (5)4,301 words
  7. 7.Book II: I (1)8,802 words
  8. 8.Book II: I (2)8,850 words
  9. 9.Book II: I (3)8,863 words
  1. 10.Book II: I (4)8,844 words
  2. 11.Book II: I (5)3,123 words
  3. 12.Book III: I (1)8,787 words
  4. 13.Book III: I (2)8,773 words
  5. 14.Book III: I (3)8,877 words
  6. 15.Book III: I (4)8,853 words
  7. 16.Book III: I (5)8,784 words
  8. 17.Book III: I (6)1,665 words