Contes Cruels by Auguste de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
Contes Cruels

Auguste de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam

657 pages first pub 1883 (editions)

fiction classics short stories dark reflective medium-paced
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According to Villiers, these 'terrible tales' owe much to Edgar Poe. However, this comparison should not be taken at face value: in making it, Villiers hopes to use Poe's literary credentials to legitimate the modern novel. In reality, he renews t...

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