Rougon-Macquart
1. The Fortune of the Rougons (1871)
2. The Kill (1872)
     aka The Rush for the Spoil
3. The Belly of Paris (1873)
     aka The Fat And the Thin
4. The Conquest of Plassans (1874)
5. The Sinful Priest (1875)
     aka The Sin of Father Mouret / Abbe Mouret's Transgression
6. His Excellency Eugene Rougon (1876)
7. The Gin Palace (1877)
     aka The Drinking Den / The Dram Shop / L'Assommoir
8. A Love Episode (1878)
     aka A Page of Love
9. Nana (1880)
10. Restless House (1882)
     aka Lesson in Love
11. The Ladies' Paradise (1883)
     aka The Ladies' Delight
12. How Jolly Life Is (1884)
     aka Zest for Life
13. Germinal (1885)
14. The Masterpiece (1886)
15. The Soil (1887)
     aka Earth
16. The Dream (1888)
17. The Beast in Man (1890)
     aka The Beast Within
18. Money (1891)
19. The Downfall (1892)
     aka The Debacle
20. Doctor Pascal (1893)

Three Cities Trilogy
1. Lourdes (1894)
2. Rome (1896)
3. Paris (1898)

Four social romances
1. Fruitfulness (1899)
2. Work (1901)
3. Truth (1903)