The Attack on the Mill - Paperback

by Emile Zola (Author)

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The Attack on the Mill takes place during the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, and the whole story takes place in and around Merlier's mill and shows the effects of war on civilians. Running through the story is quite a typical nineteenth century love story, where Fran oise is forced to decide whether her father or her lover lives.