CLAIRE LENOIR : Et autres Contes Isolites
by Villiers de l'Isle Adam; (Jaques Noiray, Introduction et Notes)
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Paris, France: Flammarion, 1984. Soft cover. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY w/trace wear to corner tips of softcover. French language text. Claire Lenoir and Other Unusual Tales by Auguste-Jean-Marie-Mathias-Philippe, count of Villiers de L'Isle-Adam (1838 - 1889, Paris), French poet, dramatist, and short-story writer. Anthology of "cruel tales" writen circa 1883, with reminders of Edgar Allan Poe, satirizing bourgeois morality often with elements of horror, even sadism, & elements of shock. Fantastic fiction in which scientist Dr. Tribulat Bonhomet figures, as in Claire Lenoir. 282 pgs. Tales include: 1, Claire Lenoir; 2, The Secret of the Scaffold; 3, Catalina; 4, Killer of Swans; 5, Game of Grace; 6, Fantasies of Mr Redoux; 7, The Heroism of Doctor Hallidonhill; 8, Lovers of Toledo; 9, Ed Mhoin!; 10, Unexpected Approval; 11, Tale of Summer's End; 12, Delights of a Good Deed; 13, L'Inquiéteur; 14, Torture from Hope; and 15, L'Etonnant couple Moutonnet.
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- Title
- CLAIRE LENOIR : Et autres Contes Isolites
- Author
- Villiers de l'Isle Adam; (Jaques Noiray, Introduction et Notes)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Flammarion
- Place of Publication
- Paris, France
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Fiction, Short Stories, French Language Text
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- Fiction;
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