Rush for the Spoil, Book Two of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
Émile Zola
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Length 13 h 33 min
Chapters 14
First published 1871
Book Two of Zola's 20-volume Rougon-Macquart Cycle. "The Rush for the Spoil" ("La Curee") concerns Aristide Siccard (once Aristide Rougon) and his family, who come to Paris during the Second Empire, and "make a killing", as they say, in land speculation. - Summary by Mark Leder
Chapters
1
Preface Read by Mark Leder 15:00
2
Chapter One, Part Two Read by Mark Leder 58:38
3
Chapter Two, Part One Read by Mark Leder 1:09:19
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Chapter Two, Part Two Read by Mark Leder 1:02:45
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Chapter Three, Part One Read by Mark Leder 42:34
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Chapter Three, Part Two Read by Mark Leder 1:03:17
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Chapter Four, Part One Read by Mark Leder 1:01:51
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Chapter Four, Part Two Read by Mark Leder 1:14:26
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Chapter Five, Part One Read by Mark Leder 50:47
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Chapter Five, Part Two Read by Mark Leder 46:22
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Chapter Five, Part Three Read by Mark Leder 37:50
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Chapter Six, Part One Read by Mark Leder 57:28
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Chapter Six, Part Two Read by Mark Leder 1:02:22
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Chapter Seven Read by Mark Leder 56:05
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