ABSTRACT
Acknowledgements page 9 Introduction I I
ill The Mercure de France: Vallette, Rachilde, Gourmont and Schwob 5°
iv Diderot’s Nephew 63 v Mother and Son 6 7
vm A Seat in the Stalls IO I ix Friends: Billy, Apollinaire, Rouveyre, Gide n o x The Scourge ! 3 I
xi The Journal 150 x i i The End o f the Affair 167
xm The Radio Star 1 8 8 xiv Last Things 207 Leautaud’s Works 217 Bibliography 221 Index 225
