PREPARER'S NOTE

This eBook was prepared from the edition published by the Societe
des Beaux-Arts in 1905 for the Comedie d'Amour Series. Registered
copy Number 153 of 500.



[Illustration: Comedie d'Amour Series]



A LOVE EPISODE

BY

EMILE ZOLA

ILLUSTRATED BY DANTAN



[Illustration: Emile Zola]



ZOLA AND HIS WRITINGS

Emile Zola was born in Paris, April 2, 1840. His father was Francois
Zola, an Italian engineer, who constructed the Canal Zola in Provence.