[27] See "Souvenirs; XIV," in the "Nouveaux Contes à Ninon."
[28] "La Fortune des Rougon," Librairie Internationale. 1st and 2d editions: 1871, 389 pages, 18mo, 3 francs; 3d edition, Charpentier, 1872, 385 pages, 18mo, 3 francs 50 centimes. Thirty-eighth thousand on sale in 1903.
[29] "La Curée," Librairie Internationale; 1st edition: covers dated 1872, title-pages, 1871, 360 pages, 18mo, 3 francs; 2d edition, Charpentier, 1872, 354 pages, 18mo, 3 francs 50 centimes; 5th edition, 360 pages, 1876; fiftieth thousand on sale in 1903.
[30] M. Adolphe Brisson in "Le Temps," October 3, 1902.
[31] All that the author retained was the dramatic rights.
[32] About $1,200.
[33] The books sold at 3 francs 50 centimes each; so the above would represent a royalty of about 11 per cent.