Category: General News

We are sorry to inform you that one of our members, Bill Breslin, passed away suddenly at home on19th March 2023. He throughly enjoyed his time as a member and our thoughts are with his family in their sad loss.

The Oyster Problem begins, next week, at The Jermyn Street Theatre. It may interest Zola Society members (the characters include Flaubert, Zola, & Turgenev). It runs from 9th February until 4th March.

This year’s quiz is based on La Terre, Zola’s controversial and powerful novel set in the farming community of La Beauce. Read it over Christmas and try the quiz! Answers will be posted in the new year. The Committee of the Emile Zola Society wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

If you’re a fan of margarine, then you have none other to thank for the butter-substitute than Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte, or Napoleon III, the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte. In 1869, a butter shortage led Napoleon III to set up a prize to be awarded to the first person who could create a nutritive and shelf-stable…… Continue reading Margarine

Prof Greenslade’s talk scheduled for 10th November 2022 has been postponed. The new date will be announced soon.

For unavoidable reasons, we have had to make a small change to the programme. The lunch at Villennes is no longer possible. Instead, we will meet at St Lazare in front of the station and have lunch at the Brasserie Mollard. We will then catch the 13.44 train to Villennes; the  coach will meet us…… Continue reading Trip to Medan – slight change of plan

Greetings on 16 Messidor CCXXX Apologies again for the non-event in June, owing to transport problems. The talk has been rescheduled for September. Don’t miss the Pilgrimage to Medan in October, Thomas Hardy in November and AGM in December. Consult the programme for details. If you have anything interesting about Zola to share, please send…… Continue reading Summer Update