Autograph letter, signed ("Emile Zola"), [to Charles Coligny?]

Paris, 1867. In French. 1 page. 8vo. Faint soling, remnant of mounts to verso at corners. In French. 1 page. 8vo. Zola writes that he has rewritten the beginning of Un marriage d'amour, requesting that proofs be sent soon, that he convey to Arsène Houssaye thanks for proposing to advertise the novel's publication, suggesting that the work be published in two installments and, in a postscript, adding: "It is understood that Mr. Houssaye has in his hand half the novel. I will send him the balance around August 20th." "Un marriage d'amour" was published serially in Houssaye's review, "L'Artiste," in the summer and fall of 1867. It appeared in book form later that year under the title Thérèse Raquin, and is considered Zola's first major novel. Published: Émile Zola, Correspondance XI, eds. Morgan and Speirs, (Montréal-Paris: Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal & CNRS Éditions, 2010), 47-48