[1] The founders of the periodical came from the French-speaking Catholic bourgeoisie of Ghent, and included clergymen, lawyers and politicians.
Canon Hector Hoornaert was an important influence, and Jean Casier the main financier.
[1] Around 1890 it became a more purely literary review, with Maurice Dullaert, Henry Carton de Wiart and Firmin van den Bosch taking a role.
In 1891 the title was shortened to Le Magasin littéraire to reflect the new emphasis.
The magazine had trouble competing with the literary review Durendal (founded 1894), and after Jean Casier's death it was wound up.