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Money (L'Argent)Émile Zola

Money (L'Argent)

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Original author: Émile Zola

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"Money (L'Argent)" by Émile Zola is a novel published in 1891. Set in the financial world of Second Empire Paris, it follows Aristide Saccard, a bankrupt speculator who establishes a bank to fund grand projects in the Middle East. Through illegal stock manipulation and relentless ambition, Saccard's enterprise soars to dizzying heights. The novel traces the effects of financial speculation across all social classes, from wealth and power to ruin and despair, as Saccard's empire races toward its inevitable collapse.

Money (L'Argent), by Émile Zola. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #56987.

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23 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface2,593 words
  2. 2.Preface: vii49 words
  3. 3.Chapter I: The Temple of Mammon (1)8,812 words
  4. 4.Chapter I: The Temple of Mammon (2)6,749 words
  5. 5.Chapter II: Dreams and Schemes (1)8,268 words
  6. 6.Chapter II: Dreams and Schemes (2)4,852 words
  7. 7.Chapter III: Saccard Makes a Start11,001 words
  8. 8.Chapter IV: The Bank Is Founded11,434 words
  9. 9.Chapter V: The Little Monster (1)8,850 words
  10. 10.Chapter V: The Little Monster (2)4,754 words
  11. 11.Chapter VI: A Great Stroke (1)8,762 words
  12. 12.Chapter VI: A Great Stroke (2)4,668 words
  1. 13.Chapter VII: Revelations6,616 words
  2. 14.Chapter VIII: The Boom Begins (1)8,872 words
  3. 15.Chapter VIII: The Boom Begins (2)3,378 words
  4. 16.Chapter IX: Excelsior! (1)8,886 words
  5. 17.Chapter IX: Excelsior! (2)5,588 words
  6. 18.Chapter X: The Battle of Millions (1)8,582 words
  7. 19.Chapter X: The Battle of Millions (2)7,023 words
  8. 20.Chapter XI: Ruin (1)8,878 words
  9. 21.Chapter XI: Ruin (2)3,179 words
  10. 22.Chapter XII: From Horror to Hope (1)8,847 words
  11. 23.Chapter XII: From Horror to Hope (2)6,668 words