ZOLA, É.: Assommoir (L') (Unabridged)

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Zola, Émile, 1840-1902, Author.

Contributor:

Naxos Digital Services US.

Series:

Naxos Spoken Word Library.

Naxos Spoken Word Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spoken Word.

Local Subjects:

Spoken Word.

Genre:

Video recordings.

Sound recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Naxos Digital Services US Incorporated, 2019.

System Details:

Mode of access: Available online.

Contents:

She went to the pawnshop, however. ( 10 min., 13 sec. )

Madame Boche was now washing only very slowly. ( 09 min., 47 sec. )

Has papa sent you?' asked Gervaise. ( 09 min., 46 sec. )

Gervaise was hit first in the legs. ( 14 min., 29 sec. )

Chapter 2 ( 12 min., 04 sec. )

The shops were now almost empty. ( 09 min., 47 sec. )

They had already gone about a hundred paces... ( 10 min., 04 sec. )

Towards the end of June, Coupeau lost his... ( 11 min., 56 sec. )

Now that she had finally made it to the top... ( 09 min., 10 sec. )

Gervaise had returned to her seat, disenchanted... ( 11 min., 02 sec. )

Chapter 3 ( 10 min., 23 sec. )

It was a fair walk from the mayor's office... ( 11 min., 15 sec. )

There was a discussion after each proposal. ( 10 min., 33 sec. )

When they had been all around the Salon... ( 09 min., 29 sec. )

Boche thought of a joke and everyone took it up. ( 11 min., 02 sec. )

The general conversation was becoming grave. ( 10 min., 15 sec. )

Coupeau delivered the little speech with... ( 13 min., 13 sec. )

Chapter 4 ( 11 min., 02 sec. )

Coupeau was still employed at the hospital. ( 09 min., 34 sec. )

Coupeau did not sleep much that night. ( 11 min., 24 sec. )

The Coupeaus went out nearly every Sunday... ( 08 min., 43 sec. )

Have you seen my wife?' he asked. ( 10 min., 34 sec. )

Coupeau's accident had created quite a commotion... ( 09 min., 49 sec. )

For another two months Coupeau hobbled about on crutches. ( 09 min., 59 sec. )

Chapter 5 ( 12 min., 39 sec. )

In the neighbourhood the new shop produced... ( 13 min., 08 sec. )

It was now the warm time of the year. ( 10 min., 09 sec. )

Gervaise, serious and her mind fully occupied... ( 09 min., 19 sec. )

Coupeau had arisen and was becoming angry... ( 09 min., 55 sec. )

When he had thoroughly badgered the... ( 11 min., 12 sec. )

As a matter of fact, things had not gone... ( 11 min., 02 sec. )

Chapter 6 ( 07 min., 22 sec. )

In time the Boulevards settled into their usual... ( 09 min., 25 sec. )

L'Assommoir ( 10 min., 34 sec. )

She remained. Étienne returned to the bellows. ( 10 min., 24 sec. )

There was no brandy in Golden-Mug's veins... ( 10 min., 09 sec. )

You sure you've brought everything?'... ( 10 min., 20 sec. )

That was the starting point of a great friendship. ( 12 min., 13 sec. )

She drank another small sip, then added rapidly... ( 09 min., 15 sec. )

The laundress took particular pains with the... ( 10 min., 46 sec. )

Chapter 7 ( 10 min., 08 sec. )

At length Monday arrived. Now that Gervaise... ( 07 min., 58 sec. )

Towards five o'clock the guests began to arrive. ( 11 min., 19 sec. )

At length they discovered Coupeau and Poisson... ( 08 min., 45 sec. )

Christ almighty! What a hole they were... ( 09 min., 23 sec. )

It was one hell of a feast; that is to say... ( 09 min., 19 sec. )

In the midst of the noise, however, a conversation... ( 10 min., 47 sec. )

Golden horizons were opening up all around... ( 09 min. )

Gervaise exchanged a glance with Madame Boche... ( 09 min., 33 sec. )

Chapter 8 ( 08 min., 04 sec. )

As soon as the Lorilleuxs knew who he was... ( 09 min., 31 sec. )

Then the furniture for the room had to be... ( 08 min., 49 sec. )

At the beginning of the new arrangement... ( 09 min., 46 sec. )

Gervaise was quite at her ease in this matter... ( 09 min., 35 sec. )

Goujet now didn't know what to do with his hands... ( 11 min., 39 sec. )

Now they were talking of women... ( 10 min., 49 sec. )

Two days passed by. The roofer had not returned. ( 11 min., 35 sec. )

Chapter 9 ( 10 min., 43 sec. )

Very pale, her limbs already trembling... ( 11 min., 44 sec. )

Whilst idleness and poverty entered, dirtiness... ( 10 min., 09 sec. )

Towards the autumn, unfortunately, things... ( 08 min., 53 sec. )

Gently, without uttering a cry, icy cold yet prudent... ( 10 min., 18 sec. )

There are three of us,' concluded the laundress. ( 09 min., 40 sec. )

The explanation caused the others to nod... ( 12 min., 21 sec. )

Happily, the cemetery was not far off, the little... ( 08 min., 20 sec. )

Chapter 10 ( 11 min., 15 sec. )

It so happened that on the evening before... ( 09 min., 22 sec. )

This was their last happy day. Two years... ( 10 min., 45 sec. )

However, one evening in January she knocked... ( 12 min., 52 sec. )

Whenever Gervaise thought of Lalie, she felt... ( 09 min., 34 sec. )

Gervaise remained with him until the evening. ( 13 min., 02 sec. )

Gervaise noticed a couple of men at the bar. ( 11 min., 56 sec. )

Chapter 11 ( 11 min., 34 sec. )

Madame Lerat arrived the first, in view of... ( 09 min., 51 sec. )

Whilst speaking they hastened from shop... ( 10 min., 01 sec. )

When the winter arrived, life became... ( 11 min., 40 sec. )

Look here, Madame Coupeau!' cried Virginie... ( 07 min., 31 sec. )

He paused to take five or six marshmallows... ( 07 min., 35 sec. )

It happened one November evening that... ( 11 min., 36 sec. )

There was only one thing that really bothered... ( 12 min., 10 sec. )

Chapter 12 ( 10 min., 56 sec. )

At winter time, up these stairs of the house... ( 11 min., 12 sec. )

Gervaise had sprung upon Bijard and torn... ( 10 min., 22 sec. )

She was walking heavily up the Rue des... ( 08 min., 33 sec. )

The night was gathering, but children were... ( 08 min., 06 sec. )

Gervaise stood in front of l'Assommoir... ( 10 min., 14 sec. )

It was a perfect tempest. On these heights... ( 08 min., 20 sec. )

Overcome with surprise and emotion she... ( 08 min., 04 sec. )

Chapter 13 ( 08 min., 32 sec. )

That evening everyone in the tenement... ( 08 min., 51 sec. )

In the Rue de la Goutte-d'Or the Boches... ( 08 min., 11 sec. )

With a terrible leap, he went head first against... ( 11 minutes, 06 sec. )

Participant:

Pugh, Leighton, Reader -- Zola, Emile, Author

Notes:

Naxos Digital Services electronic collection.

Streaming audio.

Publisher Number:

9781781982266

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.