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This is a new edition of "The Conquest of Plassans; or, The Priest in the House," originally published in 1887 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 text has been reset and redesigned by Adeptio Editions to enhance readability while respecting the original edition.The Conquest of Plassans; or, The Priest in the House is centered on the fictional Proven�al town of Plassans, and its plot revolves around a sinister cleric''s attempt at political intrigue with disastrous consequences for some of the townsfolk. This novel is, in many ways, a sequel to The Fortune of the Rougons.The Conquest of Plassans or, The Priest in the House is considered one of Zola''s masterpieces! The novel was a huge commercial success and helped establish Zola''s fame and reputation throughout France and the world.About the Author: �mile-�douard-Charles-Antoine Zola (1840-1902) was a journalist, a novelist, a playwright, and a political activist. He was one of the most influential French novelists of the 19th century and the founder of the literary and theatrical school of naturalism. Zola was a major figure in the political liberalization of France.During his youth in the south of France, Zola befriended Paul C�zanne, his schoolmate and future renowned Post-Impressionist painter-best known for his incredibly varied painting style that influenced 20th century abstract art.Zola''s first book, Contes � Ninon (Stories for Ninon), was a collection of short stories dedicated to his imaginary childhood love, Ninon. He published his debut novel in 1865, La Confession de Claude, an autobiographical work that chronicled a man falling in love with a sex worker. The book drew the attention of the public as well as of the police, and it was banned in the social circles, causing Zola to lose his job.Zola went on to write Th�r�se Raquin (1867), his first major novel, which delves into intrigue, adultery, and murder; and the dark love story Madeleine F�rat (1868), his last novel before he started his masterful Rougon-Macquart 20-novel series.�mile Zola''s works include novels, dramas, poetry, and criticism, among which is his famous Les Rougon-Macquart (1871-1893), a cycle of twenty novels which depict various aspects of life and society, such as The Fortune of the Rougons (La Fortune des Rougon) originally published in 1871 and the first novel of the series; The Rush For The Spoil (La Cur�e), in 1872; The Conquest of Plassans (La Conqu�te de Plassans), in 1874; The Assommoir - The Prelude to Nana (L''Assommoir), in 1877, the seventh novel of the series, about the suffering of the Parisian working-class; Nana (1880), the ninth installment, which deals with prostitution; Piping Hot! (Pot-Bouille), in 1882, the tenth novel of the cycle and Zola''s most sarcastic satire, which describes daily life in a newly constructed block of flats in late nineteenth-century Paris; The Ladies Paradise (1883), the eleventh novel (original title: Au Bonheur des Dames), which focuses on Octave Mouret, who, in Piping Hot!, meets Caroline H�douin, the owner of a small silk shop; Germinal (1885), the thirteenth novel in the series, which depicts the mining industry and is considered by some as his masterpiece; and The Soil (La Terre), in 1887-all published by Adeptio Editions.Zola''s open letter to French president F�lix Faure, under the headline J''Accuse...!, published on the front page of the newspaper L''Aurore on January 13, 1898, charging various French officials with a "miscarriage of justice," reopened the case of the Jewish army officer, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, who had been sentenced to Devil''s Island. For that, Zola was himself sentenced to a year in prison but fled to England, returning one year later after Dreyfus'' name had been cleared. Dreyfus was reinstated as an officer and decorated with the Legion of Honor.

This ebook edition contains the unabridged Complete Works of Emile Zola translated into English language, with a detailed and functional table of contents. Émile François Zola (1840 – 1902) was a French writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of naturalism and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism. He was a major figure in the political liberalization of France and in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted army officer Alfred Dreyfus, which is encapsulated in the renowned newspaper headline J'Accuse. Content: The Early Novels: CLAUDE'S CONFESSION THE DEAD WOMAN'S WISH THE MYSTERY OF MARSEILLE THERESE RAQUIN MADELEINE FERAT The Rougon-Macquart Cycle: THE FORTUNE OF THE ROUGONS THE KILL THE FAT AND THE THIN THE CONQUEST OF PLASSANS ABBE MOURET'S TRANSGRESSION HIS EXCELLENCY EUGENE ROUGON THE DRAM SHOP A LOVE EPISODE NANA PIPING HOT THE LADIES' PARADISE THE JOY OF LIFE GERMINAL HIS MASTERPIECE THE EARTH THE DREAM THE HUMAN BEAST MONEY THE DOWNFALL DOCTOR PASCAL The Three Cities: LOURDES ROME PARIS The Four Gospels: FRUITFULNESS LABOUR TRUTH The Short Stories: STORIES FOR NINON NEW STORIES FOR NINON PARISIAN SKETCHES THE ATTACK ON THE MILL THE FLOOD CAPTAIN BURLE THE MILLER'S DAUGHTER THE DEATH OF OLIVIER BECAILLE NAÏS MICOULIN J'Accuse !: I ACCUSE...!

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