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J’accuse

Falsehood and deception in the Ridd Affair

26 September 2020

9:00 AM

26 September 2020

9:00 AM

In 1898 Émile Zola was moved to such anger by the French Army’s contemptible (anti-Semitic) treatment of one Captain Dreyfus that he published his famous open letter to the French president, J’accuse, scarifying those responsible in terms deliberately libellous. Duly sued and convicted, he fled to Britain for refuge, but with his objective achieved – the furore never ceased.

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