Emile Zola: Nana (Unabridged)

Nana (Unabridged): Then the public cooled again…

Nana (Unabridged): La Faloise declared her to be quite the thing…

Nana (Unabridged): The curtain was falling, when certain voices…

Nana (Unabridged): The four men were charmed and fell a-laughing.

Nana (Unabridged): The piece drew to a close. In answer to Vulcan's…

Nana (Unabridged): Chapter 2

Nana (Unabridged): Straightway the Tricon talked of the state…

Nana (Unabridged): All of a sudden Nana grew excited.

Nana (Unabridged): At a quarter past four Nana was not in yet.

Nana (Unabridged): But the electric bell made her tremble again.

Nana (Unabridged): Meanwhile Nana waited patiently for a second…

Nana (Unabridged): Chapter 3

Nana (Unabridged): La Faloise meanwhile had heard the few rapid…

Nana (Unabridged): Meanwhile La Faloise at last made bold…

Nana (Unabridged): Vandeuvres, who was looking at the ladies…

Nana (Unabridged): Eleven o'clock struck. Assisted by her daughter…

Nana (Unabridged): Chapter 4

Nana (Unabridged): Thereupon everybody mourned over Bordenave's…

Nana (Unabridged): Nevertheless, two people remained standing…

Nana (Unabridged): Elsewhere the conversation about children…

Nana (Unabridged): In the long run, perhaps, after the close…

Nana (Unabridged): For some moments past La Faloise's face…

Nana (Unabridged): In the meantime Foucarmont was diligently…

Nana (Unabridged): Five o'clock struck. The dancing had ceased…

Nana (Unabridged): Chapter 5

Nana (Unabridged): The cat arched its back…

Nana (Unabridged): Simonne and Clarisse had gone off…

Nana (Unabridged): The prince did not hurry in the least.

Nana (Unabridged): Through the opening in her drawers…

Nana (Unabridged): This time Nana did not turn around.

Nana (Unabridged): Behind the scenery she could hear the dull thuds…

Nana (Unabridged): The stage had disappeared, and he now saw…

Nana (Unabridged): The dresser, a very ugly and extremely familiar…

Nana (Unabridged): Chapter 6

Nana (Unabridged): It was the very evening that Nana…

Nana (Unabridged): Nana forgot the strawberries forthwith.

Nana (Unabridged): Another place was laid. Fauchery found himself…

Nana (Unabridged): During the days that followed…

Nana (Unabridged): Tolerant though she was, she was revolted…

Nana (Unabridged): They never moved and seemed to be watching…

Nana (Unabridged): Admiring exclamations burst from the line…

Nana (Unabridged): Then everybody said his say.

Nana (Unabridged): Chapter 7

Nana (Unabridged): Nana was certainly going to come down.

Nana (Unabridged): Nana smiled and laid a finger on her lips…

Nana (Unabridged): That particular evening she wanted…

Nana (Unabridged): Nevertheless, she grew calm.

Nana (Unabridged): The count, by way of answer, mumbled…

Nana (Unabridged): A shower was falling. Two policemen…

Nana (Unabridged): Under the porch he stood and panted a little…

Nana (Unabridged): Chapter 8

Nana (Unabridged): Occasionally he gave a kiss in return…

Nana (Unabridged): That same evening they went to the…

Nana (Unabridged): On such days the place was fouler than ever…

Nana (Unabridged): She was momentarily interested…

Nana (Unabridged): And with that the quarrel began.

Nana (Unabridged): Thereupon Nana burst into sobs…

Nana (Unabridged): Beneath the trees in the darkening…

Nana (Unabridged): She listened to him with an embarrassed…

Nana (Unabridged): Chapter 9

Nana (Unabridged): They were talking of Count Muffat.

Nana (Unabridged): Rose Mignon delivered the last sentences…

Nana (Unabridged): He was glad of this calm and the silence…

Nana (Unabridged): He slowly lifted his head…

Nana (Unabridged): And with that there ensued a fresh silence.

Nana (Unabridged): Starting from this basis…

Nana (Unabridged): Chapter 10

Nana (Unabridged): At starting Nana put the count…

Nana (Unabridged): Doubtless Mme Hugon found out…

Nana (Unabridged): At ten in the morning Nana would get up.

Nana (Unabridged): For some time past Count Muffat…

Nana (Unabridged): When the roast was being served…

Nana (Unabridged): The conversation continued, and some mention…

Nana (Unabridged): Chapter 11

Nana (Unabridged): Every few seconds an equestrian rode by…

Nana (Unabridged): Gaga and Clarisse had called…

Nana (Unabridged): The race was ending unnoticed…

Nana (Unabridged): He paused, fearing lest he should say too much…

Nana (Unabridged): Daguenet and Fauchery passed by…

Nana (Unabridged): A long shiver ran through the crowd…

Nana (Unabridged): The whole carriage-load again burst out…

Nana (Unabridged): While this was going on Mignon came…

Nana (Unabridged): Chapter 12

Nana (Unabridged): Till midnight a dozen gentlemen…

Nana (Unabridged): Silence reigned. She had closed her eyes…

Nana (Unabridged): For a moment or two they stood up…

Nana (Unabridged): In the slight puffs of air…

Nana (Unabridged): Ever since his inheritance had given him…

Nana (Unabridged): Chapter 13

Nana (Unabridged): Meanwhile Nana had cherished her latest caprice…

Nana (Unabridged): That day Georges had slipped into the house…

Nana (Unabridged): Down in the kitchen they were dying of laughter.

Nana (Unabridged): Downstairs the doors of the house stood open…

Nana (Unabridged): She had gone and opened the door…

Nana (Unabridged): She swallowed a glass of water…

Nana (Unabridged): The newspaper kept her in flowers…

Nana (Unabridged): Then when she felt how humble he was…

Nana (Unabridged): Meanwhile the Goldsmiths had failed…

Nana (Unabridged): On the evening of the fi nal rupture…

Nana (Unabridged): She was obliged to pause, for tears choked her…

Nana (Unabridged): Chapter 14

Nana (Unabridged): On a bench in front of the Grand Hotel…

Nana (Unabridged): Beneath these, again, a most amusing scene…

Nana (Unabridged): At this Lucy forthwith took up the cudgels…