Translated from the French by Roger Whitehouse, this is a classic novel from 1890 Roubaud is consumed by a jealous rage when he discovers a sordid secret about his young wife's past. The only way he can rest is by forcing her to help him murder the man involved, but there is a witness - Jacques Lantier, a fellow railway employee. Chronology
vii
Introduction
xiii
Further Reading
xlvi
A Note on This and Some Other Translations
xlviii
A Note on Money
lii
Acknowledgements
lv
The Beast Within
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Notes
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