Demons of the Night: Tales of the Fantastic, Madness, and the Supernatural from Nineteenth-Century France ed. Joan C. Kessler (University of Chicago, April 1995, 0-226-43208-4, $14.95, li+347pp, tp, oa, cover by Tony Johannot)
Anthology of 13 fantastic stories by such authors as Balzac, Jules Verne, Alexandre Dumas, Guy de Maupssant, and Theophile Gautier. Edited with notes to each story by Kessler, who also translated nine of the stories, and wrote a 51-page critical introduction (not included in the page count). This edition also gives an ISBN for a hardcover edition (-43207-6, $45.00).
- xi · Introduction · Joan C. Kessler · in
- 1 · Smarra, or The Demons of the Night · Charles Nodier; translated by Joan C. Kessler · nv
translated from the French (“Smarra, ou Les Démons de la Nuit”, 1821).
- 30 · The Red Inn · Honoré de Balzac; translated by Joan C. Kessler · nv
translated from the French (“L’auberge rouge”, 1831).
- 63 · The Venus of Ille · Prosper Mérimée; translated by Jean Kimber · nv The Venus of Ille and Other Stories by Prosper Mérimée, Oxford University Press, 1966
translated from the French (“La Vénus d’Ille”, La Revue des Deux Mondes, May 1837).
- 91 · The Dead in Love · Théophile Gautier; translated by Joan C. Kessler · nv
translated from the French (“La morte amoureuse”, La Chronique de Paris, June 23rd and 26th, 1836).
- 118 · Arria Marcella · Théophile Gautier; translated by Joan C. Kessler · nv
translated from the French (“Arria Marcella”, Revue de Paris, March 1, 1852).
- 145 · The Slap of Charlotte Corday · Alexandre Dumas; translated by Joan C. Kessler · nv
translated from the French (“Le soufflet de Charlotte Corday”, 1849).
- 172 · Aurélia, or Dream and Life · Gérard de Nerval; translated by Joan C. Kessler · na
translated from the French (“Aurélia”, 1855).
- 224 · Master Zacharius · Jules Verne; translated by Joan C. Kessler · nv
translated from the French (“Maître Zacharius ou l’horloger qui avait perdu son âme”, Musée des Familles, April to May 1854).
- 258 · The Sign · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Robert Baldick · ss (r)
translated from the French (“L’intersigne”, 1868).
- 274 · Véra · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Robert Baldick · ss (r)
translated from the French (“Véra”, La Semaine parisienne, May 7, 1874).
- 284 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant; translated by Joan C. Kessler · nv
translated from the French (“Le Horla”, Gil Blas, October 26, 1886).
- 309 · Who Knows? · Guy de Maupassant; translated by Joan C. Kessler · ss
translated from the French (“Qui Sait?”, L’Écho de Paris, 6 April 1890).
- 322 · The Veiled Man · Marcel Schwob; translated by Iain White · ss (r)
translated from the French (“L’homme voilé”, L’Écho de Paris, July 20, 1890).
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