Émile Zola (1840 – 1902) was a French novelist, playwright, journalist, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism. He was a major figure in the political liberalization of France and in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted army officer Alfred Dreyfus, which is encapsulated in the renowned newspaper headline J’Accuse…! Zola was nominated for the first and second Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901 and 1902.

The Zolas and Charpentiers in Medan

Moving pavement

Boats on the Seine

View over Medan from the terrace

Street near Crystal Palace

Pont d’Iéna

Place Prosper-Goubaux, Paris

Place de Clichy

Place de Clichy

Open air cafe

Old Paris pavillion, and other pavillions

Mrs Zola in the Queen’s Hotel, Sydenham

In Walton-on-Thames

House near Queen’s Hotel

From the tower

Family portrait

Electric tram in the 1900 exhibition

After lunch

Crossroad in Paris

A young Roman

Place Prosper-Goubaux, Paris

Eiffel tower and the Palais d’Electricite