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Émile Zola

22 free books by Émile Zola. 21 you can read right here.

Born 1840 in Paris · Died 1902 in 9th arrondissement of Paris

writer, novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, journalist · France · associated with naturalism, freethought

Notable works: Les Rougon-Macquart, Thérèse Raquin, J’accuse…!, Nana, La Terre

Facts from Wikidata (Q504), retrieved 2026-09-26.

Au bonheur des dames
Project Gutenberg ebook 16852 · Read here →
Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
Project Gutenberg ebook 1069 · Read here →
Germinal
Project Gutenberg ebook 56528 · Read here →
His Masterpiece
Project Gutenberg ebook 15900 · Read here →
J'accuse...!
Project Gutenberg ebook 76045 · Read here →
L'Argent
Project Gutenberg ebook 17516 · Read here →
La Curée
Project Gutenberg ebook 17553 · Read here →
La Débâcle
Project Gutenberg ebook 17831 · Read here →
La Terre
Project Gutenberg ebook 8563 · Read here →
Le Docteur Pascal
Project Gutenberg ebook 8560 · Read here →
Le Rêve
Project Gutenberg ebook 17533 · Read here →
Le Ventre de Paris
Project Gutenberg ebook 6470 · Read here →
Lourdes
Project Gutenberg ebook 24850 · Read here →
Nana
Project Gutenberg ebook 5250 · Read here →
Paris
Project Gutenberg ebook 34451 · Read here →
Pot-Bouille
Project Gutenberg ebook 8907 · Read here →
Rome
Project Gutenberg ebook 34528 · Read here →
The Dream
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The Flood
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The Ladies' Paradise: A Realistic Novel
Project Gutenberg ebook 54687 · Read here →
Therese Raquin
course edition cited: 1962 · Read here → · Assigned in 1 MIT course
L’Assommoir
1877; Project Gutenberg French edition 2004 · 2004 · Read at www.gutenberg.org ↗

Short stories and shorter works by Émile Zola