Complete Works of Emile Zola (1907 page)

VALOGNES, a small town in Normandy, not far from Cherbourg. It was the birthplace of Denise Baudu and her brothers. Au Bonheur des Dames.

VINEUSE (RUE DE), a street in the Passy district of Paris, at the extreme west end of the city. It is near the Trocadero Palace. Madame Helene Grandjean and Doctor Deberle both lived in this street. Une Page d’Amour.

VOREUX, the name of a large coal-pit, situated about two kilometres from Montsou, on the road between that village and Marchiennes (q.v.). Germinal.

Zola and his wife, shortly before the author’s death.  Alexandrine survived the carbon monoxide poisoning, caused by a blocked chimney in their bedroom, living for another 23 years.

The Panthéon in Paris–Zola’s final resting place

Zola’s tomb