The Vagabond, written by Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, is a story of romance set in turn-of-the-century Paris and several provincial towns. The novel was published in France in 1911 and later published in 1955 for the English audience. The Vagabond is recognized as one of Colette’s best-known pre-war work, her post-war works being better known. The novel definitely sits high on history’s literary shelf. Using such elements as style, technique, theme, an uncomplicated theme and supernumerary …showed first 75 words of 1238 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1238 total…to recognize the theme and all of its components and sidelights so that the novel may be fully grasped and read for its true meaning, rather than its external interpretation. Bibliography Colette, Sidonie Gabrielle. The Vagabond. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Young, 1955. Kingcaid, Renee. “Sidelights of Sidonie Colette.” Contemporary Authors. Vol. 131; 113-118. Marks, Elaine. Colette. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1960. 3-22. Strand, Dana. Colette: A Study of the Short Fiction. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1995. 112-114.