The Three Cities TrilogyPARISErnest Alfred Vizetelly translationChapter navigation28 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…The Three CitiesPARISTRANSLATOR’S PREFACEI. THE PRIEST AND THE POORII. WEALTH AND WORLDLINESSIII. RANTERS AND RULERSIV. SOCIAL SIDELIGHTSV. FROM RELIGION TO ANARCHYI. REVOLUTIONISTSII. A HOME OF INDUSTRYIII. PENURY AND TOILIV. CULTURE AND HOPEV. PROBLEMSI. THE RIVALSII. SPIRIT AND FLESHIII. PLOT AND COUNTERPLOTIV. THE MAN HUNTV. THE GAME OF POLITICSI. PIERRE AND MARIEII. TOWARDS LIFEIII. THE DAWN OF LOVEIV. TRIAL AND SENTENCEV. SACRIFICEI. THE GUILLOTINEII. IN VANITY FAIRIII. THE GOAL OF LABOURIV. THE CRISISV. LIFE’S WORK AND PROMISEPrevious chapter ←The Three CitiesNext chapter →Book 1 — TRANSLATOR’S PREFACEAll chapters and sections (28)Other sectionsThe Three CitiesPARISBook 1 · Other sectionsTRANSLATOR’S PREFACEI. THE PRIEST AND THE POORII. WEALTH AND WORLDLINESSIII. RANTERS AND RULERSIV. SOCIAL SIDELIGHTSV. FROM RELIGION TO ANARCHYBook 2 · Other sectionsI. REVOLUTIONISTSII. A HOME OF INDUSTRYIII. PENURY AND TOILIV. CULTURE AND HOPEV. PROBLEMSBook 3 · Other sectionsI. THE RIVALSII. SPIRIT AND FLESHIII. PLOT AND COUNTERPLOTIV. THE MAN HUNTV. THE GAME OF POLITICSBook 4 · Other sectionsI. PIERRE AND MARIEII. TOWARDS LIFEIII. THE DAWN OF LOVEIV. TRIAL AND SENTENCEV. SACRIFICEBook 5 · Other sectionsI. THE GUILLOTINEII. IN VANITY FAIRIII. THE GOAL OF LABOURIV. THE CRISISV. LIFE’S WORK AND PROMISEFROM THE THREE CITIESBy Émile ZolaTranslated By Ernest A. Vizetelly← The Three CitiesTRANSLATOR’S PREFACE →