“He had listened to the various offers. People tried to beat him down, to minimize the value of this splendid prize, this pit that had been completely renovated and refitted, where only a lack of ready cash was preventing production. He would be jolly lucky to recoup a sufficient sum to pay off his creditors.Continue reading “RKS French Literature: The Capitalist Vultures Circling in on One of their Own Mortally Wounded (Émile Zola)”
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