Money (L'Argent)
by Émile Zola
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About This Book
After a disastrous speculation, Aristide Saccard was forced to sell his mansion and to cast about for means of creating a fresh fortune. Chance made him acquainted with Hamelin, an engineer whose residence in the East had suggested to him financial schemes which at once attracted the attention of Saccard. With a view to financing these schemes the Universal Bank was formed, and by force of advertising became immediately successful. Emboldened by success, Saccard launched into wild speculation... "Judged by the standard of popularity, Money may be said to rank among M. Zola's notable achievemen...
Chapters (21)
- MONEY
- (L’ARGENT)
- ÉMILE ZOLA
- AUTHOR OF 'THE DOWNFALL' 'THE DREAM' 'DR. PASCAL' ETC. TRANSLATED BY ERNEST A. VIZETELLY
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- MONEY
- THE TEMPLE OF MAMMON
- DREAMS AND SCHEMES
- SACCARD MAKES A START
- THE BANK IS FOUNDED
- THE LITTLE MONSTER
- A GREAT STROKE
- REVELATIONS
- THE BOOM BEGINS
- EXCELSIOR!
- THE BATTLE OF MILLIONS
- RUIN
- FROM HORROR TO HOPE
- THE END
- NOTES
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