To the delight of the ladies BY Emile Zola -1883- : English translation by HIZIR Nachida -2022-

To the delight of the ladies; is a novel by Emile Zola published in 1883, pre-published in December 1882 in Gil Blas, eleventh volume of the romantic suite Les Rougon-Macquart.

Through a sentimental story, the novel takes the reader into the world of department stores, one of the innovations of the Second Empire (1852-1870).