The French 19th-Century Novel

1830-1872· 11 works

Stendhal, Hugo, Dumas, Flaubert, Verne - the French novel from Romantic excess through realism to the birth of science fiction.

The French 19th-Century Novel, Ranked

According to Groblé

  1. 3Les Misérables1862Victor HugoEasy·Epic·1,231 pagesInfluence58Popularity92The Age of the NovelNovelFrench
  2. 5The Count of Monte Cristo1844Alexandre DumasBreezy·Epic·1,276 pagesInfluence57Popularity97RomanticismAdventureFrench
  3. 21The Red and the Black1830StendhalEasy·Long·560 pagesInfluence56Popularity44RomanticismNovelFrench
  4. 63The Hunchback of Notre-Dame1831Victor HugoEasy·Long·493 pagesInfluence58Popularity76RomanticismHistorical FictionFrench
  5. 89Madame Bovary1856Gustave FlaubertEasy·Long·384 pagesInfluence78Popularity80The Age of the NovelNovelFrench
  6. 92The Three Musketeers1844Alexandre DumasBreezy·Epic·736 pagesInfluence57Popularity90RomanticismAdventureFrench
  7. 107Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea1870Jules VerneBreezy·Long·440 pagesInfluence4Popularity78The Age of the NovelScience FictionFrench
  8. 131Around the World in Eighty Days1872Jules VerneBreezy·Short·248 pagesInfluence4Popularity75The Age of the NovelAdventureFrench
  9. 134The Charterhouse of Parma1839StendhalEasy·Long·532 pagesInfluence56Popularity43RomanticismNovelFrench
  10. 160Journey to the Center of the Earth1864Jules VerneBreezy·Short·234 pagesInfluence3Popularity74The Age of the NovelScience FictionFrench
  11. 192A Sentimental Education1869Gustave FlaubertEasy·Long·479 pagesInfluence56Popularity25The Age of the NovelNovelFrench
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