Translated and edited with a preface by Edward Vizetelly
Therese Raquin is the daughter of a French sea-captain and an Algerian mother. After the death of her mother, her father brings her to live with her aunt, Madame Raquin, and her valetudinarian son, Camille. Because her son is "so ill," Madame Raquin dotes on Camille to the point where he is selfish and spoiled. Camille and Therese grow up side-by-side, and Madame Raquin marries them to one another when Therese is 21. Shortly thereafter, Camille decides that the family should move to Paris so he can...
Therese Raquin
By Emile Zola
Translated and edited with a preface by Edward Vizetelly
Therese Raquin is the daughter of a French sea-captain ...
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