# The Downfall Author: Zola, Émile, 1840-1902; Robins, E. P. [Translator] Genre: Category: Historical Novels Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13851 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Downfall+Zola&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary In the middle of the broad, fertile plain that stretches away in the direction of the Rhine, a mile and a quarter from Mülhausen, the camp was pitched. In the fitful light of the overcast August day, beneath the lowering sky that was filled with heavy drifting clouds, the long lines of squat white shelter-tents seemed to cower closer to the ground, and the muskets, stacked at regular intervals along the regimental fronts, made little spots of brightness, while over all the sentries with loaded pieces kept watch and ward, motionless as statues, straining their eyes to pierce the purplish mists that lay on the horizon and showed where the mighty river ran. ## Chapters - [Chapter 49](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/49/index.md) - [Chapter 38](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/38/index.md) - [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/11/index.md) - [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/9/index.md) - [Chapter 52](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/52/index.md) - [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/15/index.md) - [Chapter 56](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/56/index.md) - [Chapter 42](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/42/index.md) - [Chapter 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/17/index.md) - [Chapter 48](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/48/index.md) - [Chapter 36](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/36/index.md) - [Chapter 28](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/28/index.md) - [Chapter 41](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/41/index.md) - [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/8/index.md) - [Chapter 27](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/27/index.md) - [Chapter 44](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/44/index.md) - [Chapter 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/16/index.md) - [Chapter 30](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/30/index.md) - [Chapter 29](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/29/index.md) - [Chapter 47](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/47/index.md) - [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/4/index.md) - [Chapter 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/18/index.md) - [Chapter 26](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/26/index.md) - [Chapter 35](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/35/index.md) - [Chapter 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/21/index.md) - [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/13/index.md) - [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/10/index.md) - [Chapter 31](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/31/index.md) - [Chapter 23](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/23/index.md) - [Chapter 34](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/34/index.md) - [Chapter 50](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/50/index.md) - [Chapter 53](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/53/index.md) - [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/3/index.md) - [Chapter 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/22/index.md) - [Chapter 37](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/37/index.md) - [Chapter 24](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/24/index.md) - [Chapter 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/20/index.md) - [Chapter 51](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/51/index.md) - [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/12/index.md) - [Chapter 39](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/39/index.md) - [Chapter 33](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/33/index.md) - [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/14/index.md) - [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/6/index.md) - [Chapter 46](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/46/index.md) - [Chapter 25](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/25/index.md) - [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/7/index.md) - [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/2/index.md) - [Chapter 40](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/40/index.md) - [Chapter 58](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/58/index.md) - [Chapter 43](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/43/index.md) - [Chapter 45](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/45/index.md) - [Chapter 57](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/57/index.md) - [Chapter 32](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/32/index.md) - [Chapter 55](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/55/index.md) - [Chapter 54](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/54/index.md) - [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/1/index.md) - [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/5/index.md) - [Chapter 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/19/index.md) - [Chapter 59](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-downfall-13851/chapters/59/index.md)