A Zola Dictionary - The Characters of the Rougon-Macquart Novels of Émile Zola; With a Biographical and Critical Introduction, Synopses of the Plots, Bibliographical Note, Map, Genealogy, Etc #230436

Of the Dictionary. In compiling the latter, Zola's own words have been adopted so far as possible, though usually they have. Required such condensation as to make direct quotation difficult. This difficulty was increased by the fact that occasional use was made of different translations of the same book, and that frequent references to the original were found necessary.