Émile ZOLA. L.A.S., Paris November 28, 1868, to a colleague; 1page in-8. About Madeleine Férat and censorship. He sends him the article he has just published in the Tribune. "This article contains a set of facts which, in my opinion, should not be ignored by citizens. Please, as you read it, forget that it is signed with my name, and you will no doubt believe, as I did myself, that it is useful and necessary to react against the abuse I am pointing out. It is said that there is no such thing as preventive censorship. The attitude of the public prosecutor's office towards me proves the contrary. If new legislation is being introduced, it must be denounced and writers placed under the protection of the law"... He gives his address: "23, rue Truffaut, Batignolles".