Émile Zola Handwritten Signed Letter 1887 Beautiful Signature

  
Paris, Médan, November 8, 1887. Letter written a few days before the publication of The Earth. La Terre was published on November 15, 1887, by the publisher Charpentier. Every year, as winter approached, Zola moved his subscriptions from Médan to Paris, and from Paris back to Médan, where he settled again when spring returned. Published starting in 1884, L'Écho de Paris was a daily newspaper with a rather conservative and patriotic leaning. The Zolas lived at 23 rue Ballu near Place de Clichy in the 9th arrondissement for 12 years, from 1877 to 1889, before moving to their last Paris apartment on rue de Bruxelles. I am returning to Paris, and you would be very kind, starting with the issue that will appear on Thursday evening, November 10, to have L'Écho de Paris sent to me at 23 rue Ballu.

Thank you very much, and with kind regards. About 23 rue Ballu (source: nonomnismoriar. This building at 23 rue Ballu, certainly the finest building on rue Ballu, is located in the “Nouvelle Athènes” district, favored by the artistic and intellectual elite during the 19th century. It combines a classical style with a slight Art Nouveau touch, visible in the wooden door, the balcony above it, and the oval stained-glass window above the second door.

The building notably housed Émile Zola and Edgar Degas.