Henri de Regnier (1864-1936) was by far the most prolific and the
most popular of the Symbolist writers. His high fantasy stories,
collected in La Canne de jaspe (1897) and Histoires Incertaines
(1919), both included in this volume with several additional genre
tales, were best-selling books, reprinted numerous times and still
in print today. A Byronesque man born out of his time, spiritually
anchored in the 18th century, Regnier updated classic fairy tales
and told stories of ghosts, monsters and creatures from Faerie, all
set against the cold palaces and enchanted forests of the past
centuries. In this classic of high fantasy, you will discover
untold tales of Bluebeard and Scheherazade, learn of the legends of
the Lady of the Seven Mirrors and the Knight Who Fell Asleep in the
Snow, marvel at the adventures of Hermagore the Fisherman and
Monsieur d'Amercoeur, who frequented the beds of princesses and the
courts of kings, who bore the sword and wore the mask...
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