Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories | 1984 | Emile Zola | Buy |
| 2 | Erotic Tales of the Victorian Age | 1998 | Emile Zola | Buy |
| 3 | Erotic Classics I: Kama Sutra, The Memoirs of Fanny Hill and Others | 2014 | Emile Zola | Buy |
| 4 | The Dover Anthology of Cat Stories | 2015 | Emile Zola | Buy |
| 5 | Writers: Their Lives and Works | 2018 | Emile Zola | Buy |
Emile Zola’s shorter works appear in a variety of themed anthologies alongside other well-known authors. The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories and The Dover Anthology of Cat Stories are two examples where his fiction sits next to pieces by writers from different eras and traditions.
These collections are a low-commitment way to encounter Zola’s writing for the first time. If you already know his major novels, the anthologies can introduce you to lesser-known stories that might not appear in his standalone collections. They also place his work in interesting company, making it easy to compare his naturalist style with the approaches of other classic authors.