The Rush for the Spoil, Book Two of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
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
Genre(s): Culture & Heritage Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction
Language: English
Keyword(s): satire (289), Historical Fiction (147), passionate (2)
Group: The Rougon-Macquart Cycle
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Preface | Mark Leder |
00:15:00 |
| Play 01 | Chapter One, Part One | Mark Leder |
00:54:21 |
| Play 02 | Chapter One, Part Two | Mark Leder |
00:58:38 |
| Play 03 | Chapter Two, Part One | Mark Leder |
01:09:19 |
| Play 04 | Chapter Two, Part Two | Mark Leder |
01:02:45 |
| Play 05 | Chapter Three, Part One | Mark Leder |
00:42:34 |
| Play 06 | Chapter Three, Part Two | Mark Leder |
01:03:17 |
| Play 07 | Chapter Four, Part One | Mark Leder |
01:01:51 |
| Play 08 | Chapter Four, Part Two | Mark Leder |
01:14:26 |
| Play 09 | Chapter Five, Part One | Mark Leder |
00:50:47 |
| Play 10 | Chapter Five, Part Two | Mark Leder |
00:46:22 |
| Play 11 | Chapter Five, Part Three | Mark Leder |
00:37:50 |
| Play 12 | Chapter Six, Part One | Mark Leder |
00:57:28 |
| Play 13 | Chapter Six, Part Two | Mark Leder |
01:02:22 |
| Play 14 | Chapter Seven | Mark Leder |
00:56:05 |