2 books by Villiers de L’Isle-Adam
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Overview: Jean-Marie-Mathias-Philippe-Auguste, Comte de Villiers de l’Isle-Adam (1838-1889), pioneer of the Symbolist Movement, is known for his proto-science fiction works Axel (1885) and L’Eve Future (1886). He also wrote many "cruel tales", only a handful of which have ever been translated until the publication of The Scaffold and the adventures of Doctor Tribulat Bonhomet collected in The Vampire Soul. Poet Paul Verlaine called Villiers’ works a "genial melange of irony, metaphysics and terror" and translator Brian Stableford dubs it "a bizarre literary landmark."
Genre: Fiction > Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Scaffold And Other Cruel Tales (French Horror Book 19) Brian Stableford (Adapted by, Translator)
"The bloody head of the victim, horribly white, the eyes rolling, the eyebrows twisted as if clenched by a rictus, was palpitating between Velpeau’s hands. The surgeon quickly bent over it and pronounced the prearranged question in the right ear. The lid of the right eye lowered, while the distended left eye looked at him. ‘In the name of God and humanity, give me the sign twice more!’ Velpeau cried."
In this collection of "Cruel Tales," we meet a unique and colorful cast of extraordinary characters such as Akedysseril the Queen of India, Mayeris the big game hunter who capured the sacred white elephant, Maryelle the courtesan, Catalina the gypsy toast of Santander, Mahoin the brigand, the murderous Doctor Hallidon and Tomolo Ké Ké the Antipodean who traversed the Earth.
Jean-Marie-Mathias-Philippe-Auguste, Comte de Villiers de l’Isle-Adam (1838-1889), pioneer of the Symbolist Movement, is known for his proto-science fiction works Axel (1885) and L’Eve Future (1886). He also wrote many "cruel tales", only a handful of which have ever been translated until the publication of The Scaffold and the adventures of Doctor Tribulat Bonhomet collected in The Vampire Soul. Poet Paul Verlaine called Villiers’ works a "genial melange of irony, metaphysics and terror" and translator Brian Stableford dubs it "a bizarre literary landmark."
Contents:
- The Scaffold:
The Secret of the Scaffold
That Mahoin!
Monsieur Redoux’s Phantasms
The Perils of Progress:
The Jeu-des-Grâces
The Heroism of Doctor Hallidonhill
The Savage Navigator
The Love of the Natural
Etna in One’s Own Home
Exotic Adventures:
The Legend of the White Elephant
Catalina
Tse-i-la’s Adventure
Akedysseril
Gifts from Beyond the Grave:
A Tale of the End of Summer
The Right of the Past
The Stake
The Celestial Adventure
The Travails of Creative Artistry:
Plagiarists of the Thunder
The Modern Legend
Milton’s Daughters
The Elect of Dreams
The Paradoxes of Passion:
The Lovely Ardiane’s Secret
The Lovers of Toledo
Sister Natalia
The Schoolfriends
Sylvabel
Sublime Love
The Better Love
Introduction and Notes by Brian Stableford
The Vampire Soul and Other Sardonic Tales (French Horror Book 20) Brian Stableford (Adapted by, Translator)
"There are other beings who know the roads of life and are curious about the paths of death." So says the eccentric Doctor Tribulat Bonhomet of the Eventualists’ Society, adding "if we were able to see Nature as it truly is, it is probable that we would shiver in horror."
Meet the Vampire Soul — the savage OTTYSOR. "They are veritable shades," says Doctor Bonhomet. "Not one of them has ever been captured, and in spite of the many volleys discharged at them, no one has ever seen them fall or flee. No one knows what they do with their dead, if they do die…"
Jean-Marie-Mathias-Philippe-Auguste, Comte de Villiers de l’Isle-Adam (1838-1889), pioneer of the Symbolist Movement, is known for his proto-science fiction works Axel (1885) and L’Eve Future (1886) and his "Cruel Tales" collected in The Scaffold. He also chronicled the colorful adventures of Doctor Bonhomet collected in The Vampire Soul. Poet Paul Verlaine called Villiers’ works a "genial melange of irony, metaphysics and terror" and translator Brian Stableford dubs it "a bizarre literary landmark."
Contents:
- The Vampire Soul (Claire Lenoir) (incl. The Swan-Killer; The Eventualists’ Banquet;
Doctor Tribulat Bonhomet’s Motion Regarding the Utilization of Earthquakes; and
Epilogue: The Marvelous Visions of Doctor Tribulat Bonhomet)
A New Profession
The Golden Candlestick Agency
The Disquietor
Maître Pied
Introduction and Notes by Brian Stableford
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