French 19th Century

1830-1872· 11 works

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

French 19th Century, Ranked

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  1. 3Les Misérables1862Victor HugoEasy·Epic·2,263 pagesInfluence57Popularity92French 19th CenturyNovelFrench
  2. 5The Count of Monte Cristo1844Alexandre DumasBreezy·Epic·1,836 pagesInfluence56Popularity97French 19th CenturyAdventureFrench
  3. 21The Red and the Black1830StendhalEasy·Epic·760 pagesInfluence55Popularity44French 19th CenturyNovelFrench
  4. 60The Hunchback of Notre-Dame1831Victor HugoBreezy·Epic·700 pagesInfluence57Popularity76French 19th CenturyHistorical FictionFrench
  5. 85Madame Bovary1856Gustave FlaubertEasy·Long·464 pagesInfluence77Popularity80French 19th CenturyNovelFrench
  6. 88The Three Musketeers1844Alexandre DumasBreezy·Epic·980 pagesInfluence56Popularity89French 19th CenturyAdventureFrench
  7. 103Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea1870Jules VerneBreezy·Epic·528 pagesInfluence4Popularity78French 19th CenturyScience FictionFrench
  8. 127Around the World in Eighty Days1872Jules VerneBreezy·Long·248 pagesInfluence4Popularity75French 19th CenturyAdventureFrench
  9. 130The Charterhouse of Parma1839StendhalEasy·Epic·752 pagesInfluence55Popularity44French 19th CenturyNovelFrench
  10. 155Journey to the Center of the Earth1864Jules VerneBreezy·Long·288 pagesInfluence3Popularity74French 19th CenturyScience FictionFrench
  11. 186A Sentimental Education1869Gustave FlaubertEasy·Epic·688 pagesInfluence54Popularity26French 19th CenturyNovelFrench
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