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In 1892 Jules Lermina (1839-1915) published a collection of short
fiction titled La Magicienne, with the specialist occult publisher
Chamuel. The current volume brings together the bulk of the material in
that book, subsidized by additional items-two short occult fantasies and
a humorous novelette. For most of the twentieth century Lermina's works
were the almost-exclusive province of collectors of rare books, a situation
which the present volume helps to remedy, including as it does a substantial
serving of the cream, with such pieces as "The Magicienne" and
"The Spell-Caster," which are both masterpieces of occult fiction,
and the title story, "Human Life," which is a work of genius
that falls outside of all genre categorization.
Published by Snuggly Books in April 2023
ISBN: 978-1-64525-128-6
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