Les Rougon-Macquart sont une série de 20 romans de l'écrivain français Émile Zola, qui présentent une histoire de la famille Rougon-Macquart au cours du Second Empire. Il s'agit d'une oeuvre littéraire monumentale et influente qui a transformé le paysage de la littérature française. Chaque roman peut être lu individuellement ou dans le contexte de la série complète, qui offre une vue d'ensemble de l'histoire sociale et culturelle de la France de l'époque. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.