Abbe Mouret's Transgression: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Abbe Mouret's Transgression is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Zola, Émile (1840–1902). The listed translation credits are Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred (1853–1922).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Abbe Mouret's Transgression" by Émile Zola is a novel published in 1875. The fifth volume in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series, it follows neurotic young priest Serge Mouret as he takes charge of a desolate Provençal parish. After a nervous breakdown leaves him with complete amnesia, Serge awakens in an overgrown estate where he meets Albine, a wild innocent girl. Together they experience an idyllic existence filled with biblical parallels, until a shocking discovery forces Serge to confront his past and faith.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Abbe Mouret's Transgression
- Author credits: Zola, Émile (1840–1902)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred (1853–1922)
Catalogue subjects
- Catholics -- Fiction
- Clergy -- Fiction
- France -- Fiction
- Sin -- Christianity -- Fiction
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- Category: French Literature
- Category: Novels
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