The Zola, Émile 1840-1902 creator Vizetelly, Edward text utu 2018 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Monomaniac (La bête humaine)" by Émile Zola is a novel published in 1890. This psychological thriller follows Jacques Lantier, a railway engine driver plagued by hereditary madness that transforms his desires into violent urges against women. Set among railway workers operating the Paris-Le Havre line in the late 1860s, the story weaves together murder, obsession, and betrayal. When Lantier witnesses a killing on a passing train, he becomes entangled with the perpetrators—leading to a passionate affair and a web of deadly consequences that culminate in tragedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_B%C3%AAte_humaine Release date is 2018-04-23 Produced by Clare Graham & Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) Original publication data not identified French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57038 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57038 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134320.0 57038