Avant l'Orage is a compilation of articles published in La France (June 1911-August 1914) under the heading "Les idees du jour." While Gourmont comments on the events of the time-which often foreshadow those of the present, because "the past is a great treasure trove of novelties"-these epilogues also amount to journal entries.
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