This article examines the estate file of Léon Genonceaux that is held in the archives of the city of Paris in order to shed light on the personal affairs of the publisher, who claimed to have in his possession the manuscript of Les Chants de Maldoror.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques