ZOLA, Émile (1840-1902)
Autograph letter signed « Emile Zola » to Berger de la Magne
Médan, 19th June [18]81, 1 p. in-8° on mourning paper
« The religious opinions of Le Figaro unfortunately prevent me from talking about it »
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ZOLA, Émile (1840-1902)
Autograph letter signed « Emile Zola » to Berger de la Magne
Médan, 19th June [18]81, 1 p. in-8° on mourning paper
With autograph envelope
Tears on folds discreetly repaired with tape
Zola acknowledges receipt of the work of his correspondent and regrets not being able to talk about it in one of his articles in Le Figaro
« Monsieur
J’ai à vous remercier de l’aimable envoi de vos Récits nouveaux des premiers siècles chrétiens, que je viens de lire avec beaucoup d’intérêt. Les opinions religieuses du Figaro m’empêchent malheureusement d’en parler ; mais je tenais à vous complimenter de ce résumé historique qui est excellent.
Croyez-moi votre dévoué confrère.
Emile Zola »
It was through journalism, from the early 1860s, that Zola entered literature. His long collaboration with Le Figaro began in the late 1870s and ended with the Dreyfus Affair. At the time of writing this letter, the novelist was then in the middle of writing Pot Bouille, the tenth volume of the Rougon-Macquart saga.