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Doctor Pascal
Émile Zola · 1893
Dr. Pascal has spent decades tracing heredity through his own family. In Plassans, his research draws him into conflict with his mother Félicité and niece Clotilde, as the Rougon-Macquart story turns toward its final generation.
Inside this edition
Every LitLab edition is illustrated from the text itself — the world of the book mapped, its people drawn, its scenes staged. 21 plates are open to everyone in this book; here are 8 of them.
The Characters of Doctor Pascal — I
The Supporting Characters — Doctor Pascal — Plate 1 of 2
The Characters of Doctor Pascal — II
The Supporting Characters — Doctor Pascal — Plate 2 of 2
The Characters of Doctor Pascal — III
The Dining-Room
La Souleiade Kitchen Garden
The Rougon–Macquart Family — Pascal's Evidence
This edition
- Title
- Doctor Pascal
- Author
- Émile Zola
- First published
- 1893
- Illustrated plates
- 64 original artworks · 21 open to everyone
- Chapters
- 14 · about 119,589 words
- Reading time
- 7 h 58 min
- Language
- EN
- Formats
- Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
- Publisher
- LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
- On LitLab since
- November 2026
- Rights
- Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.
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