Thérèse and her lover Laurent murder her sickly husband to be together, only to find themselves haunted—literally and psychologically—by guilt that destroys them both.
Books mentioned in Thérèse Raquin (2)
Tom Thumb by Charles Perrault: “listened...with the affrighted and gaping countenances of small children listening to 'Blue Beard' or 'Tom Thumb.'”
Bluebeard by Charles Perrault: “listened...with the affrighted and gaping countenances of small children listening to 'Blue Beard' or 'Tom Thumb.'”