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The Monomaniac (La bête humaine)

Émile Zola (1840 - 1902)
Translated by Edward Vizetelly (1847 - 1903)

A jealous husband sets out to murder his wife's lover, setting in motion an unstoppable series of events. Witness to the murder is a train driver who struggles to resist his uncontrollable desire to kill women. - Summary by Aaron Hackett

Genre(s): Crime & Mystery Fiction

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Preface	Aaron Hackett	00:05:51
Play 01	Section 1	Aaron Hackett	00:31:57
Play 02	Section 2	Aaron Hackett	00:31:40
Play 03	Section 3	Aaron Hackett	00:33:07
Play 04	Section 4	Aaron Hackett	00:37:06
Play 05	Section 5	Aaron Hackett	00:34:27
Play 06	Section 6	Aaron Hackett	00:21:02
Play 07	Section 7	Aaron Hackett	00:35:04
Play 08	Section 8	Aaron Hackett	00:33:02
Play 09	Section 9	Aaron Hackett	00:35:43
Play 10	Section 10	Aaron Hackett	00:27:35
Play 11	Section 11	Aaron Hackett	00:28:31
Play 12	Section 12	Aaron Hackett	00:32:06
Play 13	Section 13	Aaron Hackett	00:33:49
Play 14	Section 14	Aaron Hackett	00:31:48
Play 15	Section 15	Aaron Hackett	00:22:12
Play 16	Section 16	Aaron Hackett	00:33:02
Play 17	Section 17	Aaron Hackett	00:38:13
Play 18	Section 18	Aaron Hackett	00:37:49
Play 19	Section 19	Aaron Hackett	00:36:29
Play 20	Section 20	Aaron Hackett	00:34:37
Play 21	Section 21	Aaron Hackett	00:25:51
Play 22	Section 22	Aaron Hackett	00:37:14
Play 23	Section 23	Aaron Hackett	00:37:09

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