Histoires magiques

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gourmont, Remy de, 1858-1915

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Histoires magiques" by Remy de Gourmont is a collection of short stories likely written in the early 20th century. The author weaves together elements of the supernatural and the whimsical, often exploring themes of desire, guilt, and innocence, through the lives of various characters. The opening portion introduces us to Douceline, a complex and troubled young girl, whose experiences hint at the dark interplay between innocence and corruption. The beginning of "Histoires magiques" delves into Douceline's early years, marking her as a precocious child infused with strange desires and a burgeoning awareness of sensuality. She engages in innocent yet forbidden actions, such as kissing and playing with the children around her, demonstrating a curiosity that evolves into a deeper conflict between her overwhelming instincts and societal expectations. As she grapples with her feelings of devotion to religious imagery and her involvement with the enigmatic figure Péhor, the narrative sets the stage for the unfolding of her tumultuous journey through adolescence, pleasure, and sin. Douceline's experiences reflect a complicated relationship with desire, ultimately leading to the darker themes that characterize Gourmont's stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Péhor

La robe blanche

Le secret de Don Juan

Les fugitives

Les yeux d'eau

Le suaire

Sur le seuil

La marguerite rouge

La sœur de Sylvie

L'autre

Celle qu'on ne peut pas pleurer

Le magnolia

Le cierge adultère

La robe

Le Faune

Danaette

Conversation du soir

Stratagèmes.

Credits:

Produced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2020-09-08