 Jammes fraternised with other writers, including André Gide (with whom he travelled to Algeria in 1896), Stéphane Mallarmé and Henri de Régnier.His most famous collection of poems -- "De l'angélus de l'aube à l'angélus du soir" ("From morning Angelus to evening Angelus") -- appeared in 1897 in the Mercure de France; "Le Deuil des Primevères" ("The Mourning of Primulas") (1901) was also well received.While working up to that point as a notary's clerk, the author was thenceforth able to live from his writings.