Project Gutenberg 2018-04-16 Public domain in the USA. 786 Zola, Émile 1840 1902 Zola, Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola, Emile Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred 1853 1922 Vizetelly, E. A. (Ernest Alfred) Vizetelly, Ernest A. Money (L'Argent) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Argent Clare Graham & Marc D’Hooghe "Money (L'Argent)" by Émile Zola is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers around the character of Saccard, a scheming financier whose passion for wealth and power leads him into the murky depths of speculation and corruption as he attempts to regain his former status in the financial world. The book explores themes of greed, ambition, and the socio-economic issues present in the rapidly changing society of Paris during that era. The opening of the novel introduces Saccard as he enters a bustling restaurant near the Bourse, filled with speculators and brokers engaged in a high-stakes game of finance. Initially, he is met with indifference and coldness from those who once revered him, emphasizing his current status as a fallen figure in the world of finance. As he waits for a colleague with news on a crucial financial application, his thoughts reveal a mixture of desperation and ambition, indicating his desire to resurrect his career through daring ventures, while contemplating the broader social context of speculative ethics and mob mentality symptomatic of financial markets. Zola sets the stage for a riveting exploration of the destructive power of money, set against the backdrop of a society grappling with its moral compass. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Banks and banking -- France -- History -- 19th -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 1001938 2025-07-22T14:40:00.074627 text/html 1012097 2023-06-29T06:03:16 text/html 583514 2025-07-22T14:40:08.855654 application/epub+zip 599829 2025-07-22T14:40:01.122666 application/epub+zip 471406 2025-07-22T14:40:00.595688 application/epub+zip 859186 2025-07-22T14:40:15.101590 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 807307 2025-07-22T14:40:08.297678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 669066 2022-08-25T15:51:05.873738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 950629 2025-07-22T14:39:58.825643 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 950372 2023-06-29T06:02:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19505 2025-07-22T14:40:15.237590 application/rdf+xml 9946 2025-07-22T14:40:00.696641 image/jpeg 2144 2025-07-22T14:40:00.645681 image/jpeg 367459 2023-06-29T06:03:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 570608 2023-06-29T06:03:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 568189 2025-07-22T14:40:00.156645 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia