Great French Tales of Fantasy/Contes fantastiques célèbres and the like with supreme

and the like with supreme clarity and wit

Enlivened by an amusing cast of busybodies

Kepler undertook to prove the truth of the Copernican world view and through exceptional perseverance and force of intellect achieved that goal

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Great French Tales of Fantasy/Contes fantastiques célèbres and the like with supremeThese six riveting fantasy classics from the golden age of the French short story will keep you glued to your chair. Drawn from the genre's outstanding nineteenth century writers, they range from the Romantic era to the rise of the Symbolists and Decadents. Presented chronologically by date of publication, they include Charles Nodier's "Trilby; or, The Elf of Argyll," Thophile Gautier's "The Amorous Dead Woman," "The Venus of Ille" by Prosper Mrime,