The Flood

Émile Zola (1840 - 1902)

A well-to-do French farm family is destroyed by a flood. The story, thrilling to the very end, is told from the point of view of the family's 70-year-old patriarch. The story speaks of the helplessness of mankind in the face of the forces of nature. (Summary by Karen Merline)

Genre(s): Short Stories, Published 1900 onward

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Section 1 R. S. Steinberg
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Play 02 Section 2 R. S. Steinberg
00:21:34