Autograph letter dated and signed by Emile Zola, 23 lines in black ink on a page and a half, addressed to press baron Arthur Meyer
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Emile Zola intervenes with Arthur Meyer, proprietor of the high-circulation newspaper "Le Gaulois", on behalf of his friend Louis de Robert: "Vous sentirez comme moi que c'est un garçon d'avenir, et je suis convaincu que vous l'utiliserez... Je le connais et je désire qu'il travaille." ["You will feel as I do that he is a young man with a future, and I am convinced that you will make use of him... I know him and I want him to work."] in whom he recognizes a talented writer: "Me permettrez-vous de vous recommander un de mes jeunes confrères Louis de Robert, dont j'ai lu les chroniques charmantes. Je crois que vous devriez l'encourager, le mettre à l'essai, car vous trouveriez en lui un excellent rédacteur pour "Le Gaulois"..." ["May I recommend to you one of my young colleagues Louis de Robert, whose charming chronicles I have read. I believe you should encourage him, put him to the test, for you would find in him an excellent editor for 'Le Gaulois'..."]