The Ladies' Paradise (Part 1)

Émile Zola

⏱ 8 minFrench classic

Part 1 of 2. Orphaned and penniless, Denise arrives in Paris and is drawn into the dazzling department store that is quietly devouring her uncle's old draper's shop and the whole trade around it.

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