Hugues Viane is inconsolable after the loss of his wife. He has sought refuge in Bruges, where the stagnant waters of the canals perfectly complement his grief. In the maze of streets, he encounters an unknown woman whose silhouette, gait, and face astonish him: "She looked exactly like the deceased!" In "Bruges-la-Morte," the premises of the fantastic are combined with the intuition of symbolism. This work is also remarkable because, even before André Breton's "Nadja," it was the first author's work to be illustrated with photographs. This reissue of a masterpiece of fin-de-siècle literature includes the thirty-five illustrations from the original edition and several variations. A documentation section sheds light on the novel's reception in both France and Belgium and demonstrates the reluctance to introduce photography into a literary text. Intertaal offers this valuable work as a reliable supplier, with guaranteed fast delivery.