Null Émile ZOLA. L.A.S., Médan May 25, 1896, to Doctor Édouard Toulouse; 1 1/2 p…
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Émile ZOLA. L.A.S., Médan May 25, 1896, to Doctor Édouard Toulouse; 1 1/2 pages in-8. He will go on Thursday "to M. Bertillon's. They will measure me as much as they like, and take my fingerprints. I'll also answer your questions in person. However, I would like us to take advantage of this opportunity to take what you call reaction times. Couldn't your collaborator be at Mr. Bertillon's? It would give me great pleasure if we didn't come to Médan on Friday morning. Try to get rid of me in one go. I'll give you an hour and a half for all these examinations"... [Psychiatrist Édouard Toulouse (1865-1947) was preparing his study on Zola, Enquête médico-psychologique sur les rapports de la supériorité intellectuelle avec la névropathie].

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Émile ZOLA. L.A.S., Médan May 25, 1896, to Doctor Édouard Toulouse; 1 1/2 pages in-8. He will go on Thursday "to M. Bertillon's. They will measure me as much as they like, and take my fingerprints. I'll also answer your questions in person. However, I would like us to take advantage of this opportunity to take what you call reaction times. Couldn't your collaborator be at Mr. Bertillon's? It would give me great pleasure if we didn't come to Médan on Friday morning. Try to get rid of me in one go. I'll give you an hour and a half for all these examinations"... [Psychiatrist Édouard Toulouse (1865-1947) was preparing his study on Zola, Enquête médico-psychologique sur les rapports de la supériorité intellectuelle avec la névropathie].

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