. Emile Zola; a biographical and critical study . pen its doors to bankrupttraders. The French Academy can only receive themost honourable. Daudet, I remarked, has told us differentthings. Daudets book is rubbish, said M. Pailleron. It is a novel, and nothing else. One doesnt go to anovelist for facts, but for romance, and LImmortelis nothing else. Daudets attitude it is easy to under-stand. He is piqued at not having been received withopen arms, and goes about saying, The Academy—I never wanted to belong to it. I like Zolas attitudevery much better. He says frankly, I do want toget in. He see
. Emile Zola; a biographical and critical study . pen its doors to bankrupttraders. The French Academy can only receive themost honourable. Daudet, I remarked, has told us differentthings. Daudets book is rubbish, said M. Pailleron. It is a novel, and nothing else. One doesnt go to anovelist for facts, but for romance, and LImmortelis nothing else. Daudets attitude it is easy to under-stand. He is piqued at not having been received withopen arms, and goes about saying, The Academy—I never wanted to belong to it. I like Zolas attitudevery much better. He says frankly, I do want toget in. He sees in his minds eye the immense im-petus to the sale of his books that his election and hismembership of the Academy would bring about, andthat is why he is so persistent. I did not comment on this remark of M. Pail-lerons at the time, and if I (juote it here it is be-cause it illustrates the hostility that is felt in whatZola calls the parti des universitaires against hiscandidature. 8P0TT1SW00DE AND CO., NEW-STREET SQUAREJj^NDON [April, SI atst of asoofts PUBLISHED EY CHATTO & AVINDUS 214, Piccadilly, London, W. Sold by all Booksellers, or sent post-free for the published price by the T.—THE FELLAH : An Egyptian Novel. By Edmond by Sir Kandal Roberts. Post 8vo, illustrated boards, ia. ADAMS (W. DAVENPORT), WORKS BY. A DICTIONARY OF THE DRAMA. Beins a comprehensive Guide to the Plays,Playwrights, Players, and Playhouses of the United Kingdom and 8vo half-bound, 13s. 6d. ^Preparing. QUIPS AND QUIDDITIES. Selected by W. D. Adams. Post 8vo, cloth limp, a». ««!. AGONYnCOLUMN (THE) OF THE TIMES, from 1800 to 1870: Edited, with an Introduction, by Alice Clay. Post Bvo, cloth limp, 6«l. AIDE (HAMILTON), WORKS BY. Post Svo, illustrated boards, Ss. OF CARRLYON. | CONFIDENCES. FINCHLEYS DAUGHTER. Post Svo, picture boards, a».; cloth limp, 3s. 61!. By Mary Albert. ALDEN.—A LOST SOUL. By W. L. Al
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