Goncourtian

Those who merely wish to see if they can like or tolerate the Goncourtian novel had perhaps better begin with _Renée Mauperin_ or

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century George Saintsbury 1889

Goncourtian and Zolaesque principle to the lowest terms of the absurd.

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century George Saintsbury 1889