Therese Raquin Author:Zola The immediate success which Therese Raquin enjoyed on publication in 1868 was partly due to scandal, following the accusation of pornography; in reply Zola (1840-1902) defined the new creed of Naturalism in the famous preface which is printed in this volume. The novel is a grim tale of adultery, murder and revenge in a nightmarish setting. A thr... more »iller and, as L. W. Tancock says in his introduction, a cautionary tale of the sixth and seventh commandments, this early novel of Zola's is full of black macabre poetry which has kept its tragic power for over a century.« less