We wish to express our thanks to the following colleagues, who accepted the challenge of compiling and annotating sections of the bibliography : Monica Lebron, University of Toronto (South America); Ana Manao, University of Toronto (works by Zola ; Brazil ; Portugal); Encarnacion Medina Arjona, University of Jaen, Spain (Spain); Pierre Michel, Société Octave Mirbeau (Octave Mirbeau); Owen R. Morgan, McMaster University, Canada (Joris-Karl Huysmans)

Our colleagues at the University of Toronto were unstinting in their support of our project, and we express our gratitude to Janet Paterson, Chair of the Department of French Studies, Paul Perron, Principal of University College, and Yannick Portebois, Director of the Joseph Sablé Centre for 19th Century French Studies, as well as to Dr. Rod Heimpel, Antonio Mendonça and Jeanne Humphries, the designers of the site. Thanks also to graduate students Éric Dupont and José Dos Passos, University of Toronto, who aided in the compilation of the sections on Germany and the minor Naturalists, respectively. Anca Cherciov, John Planka, who assisted in the design of these pages, and Ruth-Ellen Saint-Onge, undergraduate assistants at the University of Toronto, were instrumental in transferring our records onto the present website.

Lastly, our appreciation goes to those who supported the project financially during its development :