The series called the Vlaamse Bibliotheek published bt Houtekiet Publishers was a clear failure. Most works selected and included in th series are minor works by Flemish authors. According to the afterword by Paul de Wispelaere the significance of Bankroet van een charmeur rests in the fact that these early science fiction stories are related to Hugo Raes major novels. They may be of interest to scholars or fellow Flemish authors, but it seems this volume of short stories might just as well have remained under the layer of dust, that must have accumulated on it. A collection of uninteresting stories, which appear only worth mentioning in relation to other work or as influenced by other authors. ( )