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The Fortune of the RougonsÉmile Zola

The Fortune of the Rougons

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Original author: Émile Zola

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"The Fortune of the Rougons" by Émile Zola is a novel published in 1871. It opens the twenty-volume Rougon-Macquart series, tracing two branches of a family descended from the troubled Adelaide Fouque. Against the backdrop of Napoleon III's 1851 coup d'état in provincial France, the ambitious Rougons scheme for wealth and status while their working-class Macquart relatives struggle to survive. A young couple's idealistic romance collides with political upheaval as family destinies unfold.

The Fortune of the Rougons, by Émile Zola. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #5135.

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17 Chapters

  1. 1.Introduction2,341 words
  2. 2.Chapter I11,578 words
  3. 3.Chapter II (1)8,933 words
  4. 4.Chapter II (2)6,125 words
  5. 5.Chapter III (1)8,730 words
  6. 6.Chapter III (2)7,304 words
  7. 7.Chapter IV (1)8,790 words
  8. 8.Chapter IV (2)8,854 words
  9. 9.Chapter IV (3)1,959 words
  1. 10.Chapter V (1)8,792 words
  2. 11.Chapter V (2)8,855 words
  3. 12.Chapter V (3)5,876 words
  4. 13.Chapter VI (1)8,827 words
  5. 14.Chapter VI (2)8,846 words
  6. 15.Chapter VI (3)8,813 words
  7. 16.Chapter VI (4)3,355 words
  8. 17.Chapter VII8,672 words