Project Gutenberg 2018-07-20 Public domain in the USA. 750 Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred 1853 1922 Vizetelly, E. A. (Ernest Alfred) Vizetelly, Ernest A. 04021924 Émile Zola, Novelist and Reformer: An Account of His Life & Work Produced by Dagny and Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) "Émile Zola, Novelist and Reformer: An Account of His Life & Work" by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly is a biographical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the significant life events and achievements of the influential French novelist Émile Zola, highlighting his relentless commitment to social reform and the literary contributions that marked his career. The book aims to provide insights into Zola's motivations and the context in which he worked, revealing how his dual identity as a novelist and a reformer shaped his legacy. At the start of the biography, the author introduces the Zola family background, including François Zola's career as an engineer and the family's struggles, particularly after François's untimely death. It discusses Émile Zola's early childhood in Paris, the influence of his father's engineering ambitions, and hints at the hardships faced by his mother, Françoise Émilie Zola. This beginning sets a tone of familial pride and struggle, establishing the context for the development of Émile Zola's character as a prominent figure in literature and social justice. The narrative talks about his birth, early years, and the environment that nurtured his later motivations as a writer and social critic. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Zola, Émile, 1840-1902 PQ Text Category: Biographies Category: French Literature 1375103 2025-06-23T05:10:51.720288 text/html 1333751 2018-07-20T09:56:20 text/html 2964471 2025-06-23T05:11:17.723640 application/epub+zip 2986613 2025-06-23T05:10:58.273763 application/epub+zip 584330 2025-06-23T05:10:54.847291 application/epub+zip 3340694 2025-06-23T05:11:29.571578 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3227768 2025-06-23T05:11:13.140702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 828825 2022-09-26T03:55:54.336493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1016124 2025-06-23T05:10:48.798315 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1016219 2018-07-20T09:56:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18579 2025-06-23T05:11:29.739609 application/rdf+xml 13403 2025-06-23T05:10:55.153246 image/jpeg 2241 2025-06-23T05:10:55.000256 image/jpeg 398027 2018-07-20T09:56:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 2865970 2018-07-20T09:56:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 2866507 2025-06-23T05:10:51.903286 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia