Emma and Claude Debussy: the biography of a relationship

List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and note; ; Part One. Emma: Wife, Mother, Lover; ; 1) Emma's ancestry and background; 2) Emma's relationship with Gabriel Fauré; 3) Debussy's life until 1902; 4) Emma meets Debussy. 1899

August 1904; 5) August 1904

August 1905. Pourville and Eastbourne; 6) August 1905

December 1906. Life in the Avenue du Bois de Boulogne; 7) 1907. Stagnation; 8) 1908. Marriage and an ivory tower; 9) 1909. Illness and depression; 10) 1910. Floods and despair; 11) 1911. A marriage and Le martyre; 12) 1912. Confined to home; 13) 1913. Troubles and travels; 14) 1914. The approach of war; 15) 1915. Patriotism and love awakened; 16) 1916. Debussy's treatment and mounting concerns; 17) 1917

April 1918. The last summer; ; Part Two. Emma the Widow; ; 18) April 1918

Dec. 1918. Emma's mission; 19) 1919. Tragedy and commemoration; 20) 1920-1921. Disappointments and disputes; 21) 1922-1923. Fiascos and controversies; 22) 1924-1927. Friends and enemies; 23) 1928-1931. Litigation and invective; 24) 1932-1934. The final struggle; 25) Epilogue; ; Select Bibliography