Émile ZOLA. L.A.S., [November 24, 1893] to a "dear colleague" [Jules Huret]; 1page in-8. Open letter on the subject of Les Soirées de Médan. It is preceded by a statement: "We asked M. Émile Zola if he would be so kind as to reply to M.M Huysmans, Léon Hennique, Henry Céard and Paul Alexis; and here is the letter we received". "Answer, great God! rummage through the drawer of old love letters, stir up the sacred dust of the tombs! Ah, no! my heart would bleed too much! My old friends from the Soirées de Médan are all very talented and I admire them. I loved them very much and I love them very much"...