The late Richard Bales was Professor of Modern French Literature at Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Frontispice, II; Remerciements, IV; Introduction, V; Le Voile, XI; Le Mirage, XVIII; Le Texte, XXII; Bibliographie sommaire, XXIII; LE VOILE, 1; LE MIRAGE, 29; Appendice I: Amour en nuances, 81; Appendice II: Tableau des oeuvres principales de Rodenbach et de ses confreres gantois, 1888-1904, 86.