Great French Tales of Fantasy/Contes fantastiques célèbres is directed primarily to advanced

is directed primarily to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in physics

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and the like with supreme clarity and wit

books on hollow earths

" — British Journal for Philosophy and Science

Great French Tales of Fantasy/Contes fantastiques célèbres is directed primarily to advancedThese 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,