The Dream by Émile Zola, 1888 (Laird & Lee, Popular Series)
This antique volume presents The Dream (Le Rêve) by renowned French novelist Émile Zola, published in 1888 (first American edition of this translation) by Laird & Lee of Chicago as part of their Popular Series.
Zola’s The Dream tells the story of a young orphan raised in the household of cathedral embroiderers, weaving themes of faith, love, and destiny with the author’s hallmark realism. This edition stands not only as a piece of literature but also as an artifact of transatlantic publishing and Victorian-era design.
