Gide spent the summer of 1907 in Jersey, with friends Jacques Copeau and Théo van Rysselberghe and their families. He rented a room in La Valeuse Cottage in St Brelade. Whilst there he worked on the second chapter of Strait Is the Gate (French: La Porte étroite), and van Rysselberghe painted his portrait.
gide spent the summer of 1907 in jersey with friends jacques copeau and théo van rysselberghe and their families he rented a room in la valeuse cottage in st brelade whilst there he worked on the second chapter of strait is the gate (french la porte étroite) and van rysselberghe painted his portrait