. Emile Zola; a biographical and critical study . TO M. GEORGE CHARPENTIER THE PUDLISHER OF EMILE ZOLAS WORKS TO WHOSE INTUITION AND COURAGE THE WORLD OWESA GREAT DEBT THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED. PREFACE I WISH to express here my indebtedness to M. PaulAlexis, from whose biography of Emile Zola, Notesdun Ami, I have, with his kind permission andthat of M. George Ciiarpentier, the pubhsher ofhis interesting work, hirgely drawn in writing thisbook. I have also to express my very best thanksto M. Henri Ceard for very valuable assistanceafforded. But, of course, my greatest debt is toM. Emile Zola him


. Emile Zola; a biographical and critical study . TO M. GEORGE CHARPENTIER THE PUDLISHER OF EMILE ZOLAS WORKS TO WHOSE INTUITION AND COURAGE THE WORLD OWESA GREAT DEBT THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED. PREFACE I WISH to express here my indebtedness to M. PaulAlexis, from whose biography of Emile Zola, Notesdun Ami, I have, with his kind permission andthat of M. George Ciiarpentier, the pubhsher ofhis interesting work, hirgely drawn in writing thisbook. I have also to express my very best thanksto M. Henri Ceard for very valuable assistanceafforded. But, of course, my greatest debt is toM. Emile Zola himself, who for some years past hashonoured me with his acquaintance, to whom I havenever addressed myself in vain for advice or informa-tion, and who, with great readiness, gave me everyassistance in his power when I assumed the pleasanttask of writing this book. ROBERT H. : Sejitcmber, 1893. CONTENTS CIIArXER PAGE I. EMILE ZOLAs family AND BIRTri .... 1 11. SCHOOLDAYS IN AIX 13 III. DAYS OF MISERY IN PARIS 27 IV. THE STRUGGLE UPWARDS 42 V. IN THE THICK OF THE FIGHT 56 VI. FEELING IIIS WAY 72 VII. THE ROUGON-MACQUART : LA FORTUNE DES ROUGONS LA CUREE . .83 VIII. THE ROU


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