Show Zolas Family History Home Letter The French populace disdainful speak of Zola as lltallen This reproach If reproach I be I Is founded on fact The Zolas are Italians Itali-ans atilt Hmlte Is I the first of the family fami-ly to be born out of Italy Tint he may be and probably Is I proud of his lineage line-age for his ancestors have left I an honorable record In the history of the Venetian republic and In the early efforts forts for the liberation of the Peninsula Penin-sula Ills I father Francesco an able mathematician belonged 10 a noble family descending from a captain ot the ancient Hepubllc of St Mark lie was I member of the secret political society nt the Carbonari the mat seriously to conspire against the tyrants ty-rants bY whom this munlr va a mls governed Francesco Zola was one or the mot dftrtnF of the conspirators ants soon roropromfised blineelf to Such an extent that In 15i be had to seek refuge In Trance lie never returned to Italy but became be-came In the land of his adoption a successful engineer whose lam 10 linked with several Important works In Marseilles and Lyons He remained In correspondence with his faintly U Italy until the death 01 his moin i Itnedettn Klrlakl a native of Corfu I rom that moment lie Unit nol DRoin heard of until the name of Zola became t clebrntpd through his sons literary wok The visit of Lmlle Zola to Homo In It to Iud y the varied n pcrt ol I he Ltermll city was hi first to Italy Ile had then nn opporlunllj o seeing his unl surviving icliUve In Oils i conn try Zt111 car a couillin numed r h Is slig seventy years of age and 1 Is I icllor I nt I lie court of appeals In I rPlo I The louthern Imagination has been fired by tolas Intrepidity In bravlna French public opinion for the defen of Drejfus and should he entry out his Idea of resting here after the campaign he lr I now waging he will be received as u hero |