The trial of Emile Zola: containing M. Zola's letter to President Faure relating to the Dreyfus case, and a full report of the fifteen days' proceedings in the Assize Court of the Seine, including testimony of witnesses and speeches of counsel

A prominent writer publishes a public open letter to the nation's president accusing military and judicial authorities of a miscarriage of justice in a high-profile espionage case, and the rest of the volume presents a day-by-day transcript of the subsequent fifteen-day assize court proceedings, including witness testimony, cross-examinations, and counsel speeches. The record chronicles investigative errors, contested evidence, procedural secrecy, and public controversy, interweaving the author's arguments with courtroom rhetoric and factual statements offered by witnesses. The work functions as both polemic and verbatim legal reporting, documenting the clash between public opinion and institutional authority.