
A kaleidoscope of short, daring tales unfolds, each one daring the listener to linger over moral ambiguities and vivid, sometimes grotesque scenes. From mischievous schoolboys in a Parisian courtyard to exotic whispers from distant lands, the stories flit between satire, melancholy, and outright rebellion. Their language is rich with 19th‑century flair, yet the humor feels oddly contemporary, inviting a wry smile even as the narratives tiptoe along the edge of propriety. The collection’s restless imagination makes every episode feel like a secret shared in a dimly lit tavern.
Behind the verses lies the enigmatic figure of a self‑styled lycanthrope, a poet who cloaked his true identity in mystery and flamboyant pseudonyms. His introductions expose a preoccupation with unmasking falsehoods, turning the act of storytelling itself into a mischievous game of revelation and deception. Listeners will be drawn into this paradoxical world where truth and illusion intertwine, offering a compelling glimpse into a mind that revels in the “immoral” and the absurd.
Language
fr
Duration
~6 hours (362K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Giovanni Fini, Clarity and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Release date
2016-04-18
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1809–1859
A wild, rebellious voice of French Romanticism, he left behind feverish tales and poems that shocked many of his contemporaries. Nicknamed "the Lycanthrope," he became a cult figure for readers drawn to the strange, the gothic, and the fiercely anti-bourgeois.
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