Of the Three Cities
Ernest Alfred Vizetelly translation
By Émile Zola
Translated By Ernest A. Vizetelly
CONTENTS
LOURDES
PREFACE
THE FIRST DAY
I. PILGRIMS AND PATIENTS
II. PIERRE AND MARIE
III. POITIERS
IV. MIRACLES
V. BERNADETTE
THE SECOND DAY
I. THE TRAIN ARRIVES
II. HOSPITAL AND GROTTO
III. FOUNTAIN AND PISCINA
IV. VERIFICATION
V. BERNADETTE’S TRIALS
THE THIRD DAY
I. BED AND BOARD
II. THE “ORDINARY.”
III. THE NIGHT PROCESSION
IV. THE VIGIL
V. THE TWO VICTIMS
THE FOURTH DAY
I. THE BITTERNESS OP DEATH
II. THE SERVICE AT THE GROTTO
III. MARIE’S CURE
IV. TRIUMPH—DESPAIR
V. CRADLE AND GRAVE
THE FIFTH DAY
I. EGOTISM AND LOVE
II. PLEASANT HOURS
III. DEPARTURE
IV. MARIE’S VOW
V. THE DEATH OF BERNADETTE—THE NEW RELIGION