Great French Occult Romances

Great French Occult Romances is an illustrated anthology of original translations by Aaman Lamba of works by noted French authors. The Red Dragon is a counterpoint to the popular grimoires or occult texts, with a scientific & romantic perspective. A young man is hoodwinked by a wily old magician but then brought to his senses by a scientific pharmacist. Along the way, he affirms his love, learns science, and folktales about will-o-the-wisps, the legend of Melusine, and much more. Love and the Grimoire by Charles Nodier features a decadent man about town who almost sells his soul to the devil before a good turn helping pretty girl saves him from perdition. The Legend of the Silkworm is an anonymous poem from the French version by Alexander Ducros about the great King Solomon and a test by the Queen of Sheba, and how he is helped to overcome this challenge by a humble Silkworm. Alexandre Dumas' A Thousand and One Ghosts is a novel with tales that range from talking heads to the horrors of the French Revolution to Polish vampires. The Leper of the City of Aosta by Xavier de Maistre is about the purest and most tragic love between a leper and his dear sister, and the consequences of war.