| Author | Émile Zola |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, Oxford University Press, Inc. |
| Publisher Series | Oxford World's Classics |
| Translated by | Thomas Walton |
| Editor | Roger Pearson |
| Cover Artist | Pierre-Auguste Renoir |
| Copyright Holder (Cover/Jacket Art) | Photo RMN, Hervé Lewandowski |
| Copyright Holder (Translation) | Roger Pearson, Grafton Books |
| Typeset by | RefineCatch Limited |
| Printed by | Clays Ltd |
| Series | Les Rougon-Macquart |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | Oxford; New York |
| Copyright | 1993 |
| Reissued | 1999 |
| Revised Edition | 2006 |
| Pages / Font | 366 pages / Ehrhardt |
| ISBN | 978-0-19-283963-3 |
| Barcode | 9 780192 839633 |
| Price | £7.99 RRP $12.95 USA |
| Library of Congress Classification Number | PQ2511.04'5 1993 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification Number | 843.8--dc20 |
| Library of Congress Catalog Card Number | 92-5293 |
| Printer's Key | 9 |
| Notes | First Published: 1993 [World's Classics] |
