An English translation of Zola's J'Accuse , and letters, articles, and interviews tracking the author's denunciation of the arrest and imprisonment of Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish army captain accused of espionage in 1894. Zola's writings document the "Dreyfus Affair," its political and cultural implications of fanaticism and prejudice, and the novelist's human rights defenses which led to his own trial, imprisonment, and year long exile in England. The editor supplies notes, a chronology, and biographies of the key players in the Dreyfus Affair. Includes some photographs and reproductions from the period's newspapers. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.