Which 1934 Max Ernst collage novel consists of 182 images made from Victorian illustrations?

Max Ernst’s 1934 collage novel Une semaine de bonté consists of 182 images made from Victorian illustrations.

Ernst cut and recombined nineteenth-century wood-engraving illustrations to create unsettling scenes in which humans, animals and architectural settings behave according to dreamlike logic. The images often feature recurring symbols such as birds, lions, dragons and hybrid figures. Rather than telling a straightforward illustrated story, the book presents sequences that invite the viewer to make psychological and narrative connections.

The French title means “A Week of Kindness,” or more literally “A Week of Goodness.” The work was organized into sections associated with the days of the week, though the structure is symbolic rather than a simple daily account. Ernst published the project in five installments in 1934.

Une semaine de bonté is sometimes confused with Ernst’s earlier collage novel La Femme 100 têtes, published in 1929. Both use nineteenth-century source imagery, but they are separate books.