The Vagabond (novel)

The Vagabond
AuthorColette
Original titleLa Vagabonde
TranslatorCharlotte Remfry-Kidd, Enid McLeod
LanguageFrench
PublisherP. Ollendorff
Publication date
1910
Publication placeFrance
Published in English
1912, 1931, 1955
Pages310

The Vagabond (French: La Vagabonde) is a 1910 novel by the French writer Colette. It tells the story of divorced woman Renée Néré, who becomes a dancer in music halls in order to support herself. It was inspired by Colette's experiences after her own separation from Henry Gauthier-Villars in 1906 and subsequent divorce in 1910.