The day of the Grand Prix Octave Mirbeau’s article on La Femme pauvre by Léon Bloy

In 1895, Captain Edmond Bigand-Kaire conceived the project of helping Léon Bloy materially : lottery, dealings with newspapers, appealing to avid readers. The contribution reveals the exchanges between Mirbeau, Bloy and Bigand-Kaire, which lead to the publication of Mirbeau’s resounding article on La Femme Pauvre, on June 13, 1897, in Le Journal. Two years later, the susceptibility of the ungrateful Beggar would wear out the good will of the captain and cause the rupture.