The popularity of department stores in late-nineteenth-century Europe prompted the French writer Émile Zola to call them
A)"a harbinger of things to come."
B)"the eighth wonder of the world."
C)"what progress is all about."
D)"cathedrals of modernity."
E)"the face of the future."

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Émile Zola referred to department stores in late-nineteenth-century Europe as "cathedrals of modernity." This suggests that he saw them as grand and impressive structures that represented a new era of progress and consumer culture.

The Popularity of Department Stores in Late-Nineteenth-Century Europe Prompted the French