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The Jolly Parisiennes and Other Novelettes

The Jolly Parisiennes and Other Novelettes

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Number of Chapters: 37

Length: 08 hours and 46 minutes

Language: English

“The Jolly Parisiennes” by Émile Zola is a very clever, brilliant and interesting romance of a “grande passion” with an undercurrent of political intrigue. The plot is ingenious both in conception and execution, while the tone of the novel is exceedingly bright and vivacious. A peculiar phase of Parisian society is most agreeably dealt with. The heroines, Louise Neigeon and Berthe Gaucheraud, are very jolly ladies indeed, but they never forget that they are ladies, even in their merriest and most eccentric moods. They are handsome, graceful and captivating, tempering their seeming recklessness with the refinement of education and luxury. No wonder the young provincial hero, George de Vaugelade, was bewildered in their society and utterly lost his head. The other characters are a Countess with well-attended receptions; Felix Budin, a rather blasé young Parisian; Gaucheraud, a fat politician; and Monsieur Neigeon, a shadowy Deputy. “The Jolly Parisiennes” is a novel that everybody will read and relish. Several other novelettes by Zola are also in the volume. They are in the genuine Zola style, strong and interesting every one of them. - Summary by the Publisher

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The Jolly Parisiennes - I. Two Charmers (MaryAnn)
The Jolly Parisiennes - II. Salon and Theatre (MaryAnn)
The Jolly Parisiennes - III. The Maisons-Laffitte Races (MaryAnn)
The Jolly Parisiennes - IV. In the Volubilis Bower (MaryAnn)
The Jolly Parisiennes - V. The Reward (MaryAnn)
Mademoiselle Flavie - I. A Startling Proposition (Lisa Reichert)
Mademoiselle Flavie - II. Mademoiselle Flavie (Lisa Reichert)
Mademoiselle Flavie - III. A Spoiled Triumph (Lisa Reichert)
Mademoiselle Flavie - IV. Treachery (Lisa Reichert)
Mademoiselle Flavie - V. Won at Last (Lisa Reichert)
Nais, the Brunette - I. Frédéric (KHand)
Nais, the Brunette - II. Frédéric and Nais (KHand)
Nais, the Brunette - III. Discovered (KHand)
Nais, the Brunette - IV. Murderous Attempts (KHand)
Nais, the Brunette - V. The Landslip (KHand)
Madame Chabre - I. Hector (Michele Fry)
Madame Chabre - II. The Swimmers (Michele Fry)
Madame Chabre - III. Estelle's Enjoyments (Michele Fry)
Madame Chabre - IV. Shrimping (Michele Fry)
Madame Chabre - V. The Castelli Rocks (Michele Fry)
Margot's Gallant - I. The Mahés and the Floches (Indu Nair)
Margot's Gallant - II. The Strange Catch (Indu Nair)
Margot's Gallant - III. Tasting the Drink (Indu Nair)
Margot's Gallant - IV. More Jollification (Indu Nair)
Margot's Gallant - V. General Happiness (Indu Nair)
Marguerite - I. Alive in Death (Brandon Weston)
Marguerite - II. The Last Hope (Brandon Weston)
Marguerite - III. The Funeral (Brandon Weston)
Marguerite - IV. Buried Alive (Brandon Weston)
Marguerite - V. Back from the Grave (Brandon Weston)
The Soldier's Dreams (KHand)
The Fast (KHand)
The Marquise's Shoulders (KHand)
My Neighbor Jacques (KHand)
Big Michu (Beth Thomas (1974-2020))
A Strange Philosopher (Beth Thomas (1974-2020))
Out of Work (Beth Thomas (1974-2020))
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