Emile Zola

Excerpt from Emile Zola: A Biographical and Critical Study
I wish to express here my indebtedness to M. Paul Alexis, from whose biography of Emile Zola, 'Notes d'un Ami, ' I have, with his kind permission and that of M. George Charpentier, the publisher of his interesting work, largely drawn in writing this book. I have also to express my very best thanks to M. Henri Ceard for very valuable assistance afforded. But, of course, my greatest debt is to M. Emile Zola himself, who for some years past has honoured me with his acquaintance, to whom I have never addressed myself in vain for advice or information, and who, with great readiness, gave me every assistance in his power when I assumed the pleasant task of writing this book.
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