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A wonderful collection of three surreal stories from French master Émile Zola given a fresh new translation Sixty-two-year-old Louis Roubieu sees his family's long-awaited prosperity as a reward rained upon him by God for years of arduous toil on the land. Yet it is the very... Read Full Overview

My name is Louis Roubien. I am seventy years old. I was born in the village of Saint-Jory, several miles up the Garonne from Toulouse. For fourteen years I battled with the earth for my daily bread. At last, prosperity smiled on we, and last month I was still the richest farmer... Read Full Overview

Saint-Jory -- our home -- is situated at the bottom of a slope at about five hundred yards from the Garonne. Screens of tall poplars that divide the meadows, hide the river completely. We could see nothing. And still the cry rang out: "The Garonne The Garonne... Read Full Overview

The Inundation is a novel written by Emile Zola, a French writer, and is part of his Rougon-Macquart series. The story is set in the late 19th century in the town of Plassans, which is situated in the south of France. The novel revolves around the catastrophic flooding of the... Read Full Overview

The Flood is a novel by French author Emile Zola, published in 1880. The story takes place in a small village located in the valley of the River Seine. The protagonist, a young engineer named Louis Roubien, is tasked with ensuring the safety of the village's dam during a period... Read Full Overview

The Flood is a novel by French author Emile Zola, first published in 1880. The story is set in a small town in the French countryside, where a sudden and violent flood threatens to destroy everything in its path. As the water rises, the townspeople struggle to save their homes... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

The Inundation is a novel written by the renowned French author Emile Zola. The book is set in the late 19th century and tells the story of a catastrophic flood that ravages the town of Saint-Jory. The story revolves around the lives of several characters, including a young couple,... Read Full Overview

Saint-Jory -- our home -- is situated at the bottom of a slope at about five hundred yards from the Garonne. Screens of tall poplars that divide the meadows, hiding the river completely. We could see nothing. And still the cry rang out: "The Garonne The Garonne... Read Full Overview

Sixty-two-year-old Louis Roubieu sees his family's long-awaited prosperity as a reward rained upon him by God for years of arduous toil on the land. Yet it is the very abundance of God's rain, initially observed from the window of their imposing farmhouse, which comes to pose... Read Full Overview

Sixty-two-year-old Louis Roubieu sees his family's long-awaited prosperity as a reward rained upon him by God for years of arduous toil on the land. Yet it is the very abundance of God's rain, initially observed from the window of their imposing farmhouse, which comes to pose... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Sixty-two-year-old Louis Roubieu sees his family's long-awaited prosperity as a reward rained upon him by God for years of arduous toil on the land. Yet it is the very abundance of God's rain, initially observed from the window of their imposing farmhouse, which comes to pose... Read Full Overview

Sixty-two-year-old Louis Roubieu sees his family's long-awaited prosperity as a reward rained upon him by God for years of arduous toil on the land. Yet it is the very abundance of God's rain, initially observed from the window of their imposing farmhouse, which comes to pose... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview