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Stories to Read by Candlelight

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'Stories to Read by Candlelight' contains eight stories first published in the 1890s by the French author, Jean Lorrain, translated here into English for the first time as a collection. Jean draws the reader back in time to his provincial childhood when his grandmother's seamstress would tell him stories that gave him goose bumps and made him jump under the covers. The characters have a mythical quality, whether fantastical beings who long to be real, like the embroidered Princess Mandosiane, or real people like the eccentric Madame Gorgibus accused of being a wicked fairy. The stories fall between legends and fairy tales, a genre favoured by a few Decadent authors protesting against realism and regretting technological progress.

Language: English

Pages: 79

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Odyssey Books

Release: September 17, 2019

ISBN: 1925652580

ISBN 13: 9781925652581

Stories to Read by Candlelight

4.2/5 ( ratings)

'Stories to Read by Candlelight' contains eight stories first published in the 1890s by the French author, Jean Lorrain, translated here into English for the first time as a collection. Jean draws the reader back in time to his provincial childhood when his grandmother's seamstress would tell him stories that gave him goose bumps and made him jump under the covers. The characters have a mythical quality, whether fantastical beings who long to be real, like the embroidered Princess Mandosiane, or real people like the eccentric Madame Gorgibus accused of being a wicked fairy. The stories fall between legends and fairy tales, a genre favoured by a few Decadent authors protesting against realism and regretting technological progress.

Language: English

Pages: 79

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Odyssey Books

Release: September 17, 2019

ISBN: 1925652580

ISBN 13: 9781925652581

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