The Dedalus Book of French Horror: The 19th Century (46 page)

  7   Marquis de Sade:
Dorci, or The Vagaries of Chance
(
Dorci, ou la bizarrerie du sort
).
Published posthumously in 1881 (Paris: Charavay frères), some sixty-seven years after the author’s death.
Translated by Terry Hale

  8   Charles Baudelaire:
Mademoiselle Scalpel
(
Mademoiselle Bistouri
).
Declined by
La Revue national et étrangère
in 1867, this story was first published posthumously in volume IV of Baudelaire’s
Oeuvres complètes
(1869).
Translated by Terry Hale.

  9   Catulle Mendès:
The Penitent
(
La Pénitente
).
From:
Monstres Parisiens
, 2 vols (Paris: Chez tous les libraires, 1883–85).
Translated by Terry Hale.

10   Villiers de l’Isle-Adam:
The Astonishing Moutonnet Couple
(
L’étonnant couple Moutonnet
).
From:
Chez les passants
(Paris: Comptoir d’édition, 1890).
Translated by Terry Hale.

11   Jean Richepin:
Constant Guignard
(
Constant Guignard
).
From:
Les morts bizarres
(Paris: Dreyfous, 1876).
Translated by Terry Hale.

12   Charles Cros:
The Hanged Man
(
Le Pendu
).
First published in
Théâtre de Campagne, 7e série
(Paris: Ollendorf, 1881).
Translated by Liz Heron.

13   Jules Lermina:
Monsieur Mathias
(
Monsieur Mathias
).
First published in book form in
Nouvelles histoires incroyables
(Paris: Savine, 1888).
Translated by Liz Heron.

14   Leon Bloy:
A Burnt Offering
(
La dernière cuite
).
First published in book form in
Histoires désobligeantes
(Paris: Dentu, 1894).
Translated by Terry Hale.

15   J.-K. Huysmans:
A Family Treat
.
Extract from
En rade
, first serialised in
La Revue indépendante
beginning November 1886; first published in book form the following year (Paris: Stock, 1887). This passage was first published separately by André Breton in his
Anthologie de l’humour noir
in 1940. The title employed here has been added by the translator.
The translation, slightly modified, is taken from Terry Hale’s version of
En rade
(entitled
Becalmed
), published by Atlas Press in 1992.

16   Edmond Haraucourt:
The Prisoner of His Own Masterpiece
(
Le prisonnier de son oeuvre
).
First published in
La Peur
(Paris: G. Charpentier, 1907).
Translated by Terry Hale.

17   
Jacques Cazotte’s Prophecy
as reported by La Harpe.
First published in La Harpe’s
Oeuvres choisies et posthumes
(Paris: 1806).
Translated by Terry Hale.

18   Charles Nodier:
The Story of Hélène Gillet
(
L’Histoire d’Hélène Gillet
).
First published in February 1832 in
La Revue de Paris
.
Translated by Liz Heron.

19   Gérard de Nerval:
The Green Monster
(
Le Monstre vert
).
First published in October 1849 simultaneously in
La Silhouette
and
La Revue comique
; first published in book form in
Contes et Facéties
(Paris: Giraud et Dagneau, 1853).
Translated by Terry Hale.

20   Erckmann-Chatrian:
The Invisible Eye
(
L’Oeil invisible
).
First published in November 1857 in
L’Artiste
; first published in book form in
Contes populaires
(Paris: Hetzel, 1866).
This (anonymous) translation was originally published in
The Polish Jew
(London: Ward, Lock and Co., n. d.).

21   Henri Rivière:
The Reincarnation of Dr Roger
(
La seconde vie du Dr Roger
).
From:
La possédée
(Paris: Lévy, 1863).
Translated by Terry Hale.

22   Guy de Maupassant:
The Head of Hair
(
La Chevelure
).
First published in May 1884 in
Gil Bias
; first published in book form in
Toine
(Paris: E. Flammarion, 1886).
Translated by Terry Hale.

23   Théophile Gautier:
Mademoiselle Dafné
(
Mademoiselle Dafné de Montbriand, eau-forte dans la manière de Piranèse
).
First published under the above title in
La Revue du XIX
^e
siècle
(April 1, 1866); reprinted as
Le Prince Lothario
in
La Gazette de Paris
(April, 1872); first published in book form as
Mademoiselle Dafné
(Paris: Charpentier, 1881).
Translated by Liz Heron.

24   Jean Lorrain:
One Possessed
(
Un Démoniaque
).
From:
Un Démoniaque
(Paris: Dentu, 1895).
Translated by Liz Heron.

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