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'Only the earth is immortal...the earth we love enough to commit murder for her.'

Part of the vast Rougon-Macquart cycle of novels The Earth was regarded by mile Zola's as his greatest novel. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with an introduction by Douglas Parm e.

Book This is a new edition of "The Soil (La Terre)," originally published in 1888 by Vizetelly & Co., of London, England. Part of Adeptio's Unforgettable Classic Series, this is not a facsimile reprint. Obvious typographical errors have been carefully corrected and the entire... Read Full Overview

Jean Macquart a quitt l'arm e et se loue comme valet de ferme chez Hourdequin, un gros propri taire tent par les nouvelles techniques agricoles, dans une ferme de la Beauce. Il est tr s attir par Fran oise, qui appartient une vieille famille de Rognes, famille qui se d vore... Read Full Overview

Jean, ce matin-l , un semoir de toile bleue nou sur le ventre, en tenait la poche ouverte de la main gauche, et de la droite, tous les trois pas, il y prenait une poign e de bl , que d'un geste, la vol e, il jetait.

The Soil, La Terre: A Realistic Novel is a work of fiction written by the renowned French author Emile Zola in 1888. The novel is set in the rural countryside of France and tells the story of a family of farmers, the Fouan family, who struggle to maintain their land and way of... 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