Containing fantasy, horror, and vampire fiction, One of Cleopatra’s Nights is a collection of passionate stories by Théophile Gautier, the master of the spectral. The title story captures the eternal horror of Egypt’s netherworld of catacombs; and the romantic vampire tale, “Clarimonde, ” is included here along with other tales of sinister creatures and femme fatales.
About the author
Théophile Gautier (1811–1872) was a French poet and novelist. His finely sculpted verse influenced the symbolist poets. As a journalist in Paris, he became a leading art and theatre critic. His fiction gained a reputation for being alluring and tantalizing, and sometimes even horrifying.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 410 ● ISBN 9781411447790 ● File size 0.3 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Translator Lafcadio Hearn ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5863416 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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