“We don't have to give a damn about people’s opinion on Mercure” Louis Dumur seen by Paul Léautaud

A privileged witness to life at Mercure de France, Léautaud gives an account in his Journal of the various internal forces that rule the journal. His pen, always lively and even acerbic, does not fail to reveal faults and actions of each of the occupants of 6 rue de Condé.