Jolly Parisiennes and Other Novelettes

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - General Fiction

Authors: Émile Zola In Year : 1888

Book Language: English

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

“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