Project Gutenberg 2011-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 100 Janin, Jules Gabriel 1804 1874 Janin, J. (Jules) Contes Fantastiques et Contes Littéraires Préface -- Avant-propos -- Kreyssler -- Honestus -- La mort de Doyen -- Jenny la bouquetière -- Maître et Valet -- La Vallée de Bièvre -- Le Haut-de-chausses -- L'Échelle de soie -- Le Voyage de la lionne -- La Fin d'automne -- Hoffmann et Paganini -- Les Duellistes -- Vendue en détail -- 310 Rosette -- Iphigénie -- Strafford sur l'Avon -- Rêverie -- La Vente à l'encan -- Rambouillet -- La Soirée poétique -- La Rue des Tournelles -- La Ville de Saint-Étienne. Produced by Hélène de Mink and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Contes Fantastiques et Contes Littéraires" by Jules Gabriel Janin is a collection of fantastical and literary short stories likely written in the mid-19th century. The work addresses themes of poetry, art, and the nature of imagination, showcasing the author's reflections on the essence of storytelling and inspiration. Janin draws comparisons between various literary forms and explores what constitutes fantasy in literature. The opening portion introduces the tone and intent of the collection through a lively preface in which Janin reflects on the nature of his stories, revealing a certain ambivalence about their label as “fantastiques.” He engages in a philosophical discourse with a friend, Roland, contemplating the state of poetry and its evolution, suggesting that contemporary poets, while constrained by moral and artistic expectations, turn to the fantastical for inspiration. The narrative shifts to a scene at a tavern where the protagonist, Théodore, shares his experiences and ruminates on his artistic ambitions, signifying a blend of introspection and social commentary that sets the stage for the diverse tales to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Short stories, French French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Nouvelles Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 538055 538063 2024-09-16T05:16:36.443788 2023-09-16T11:39:48.221046 text/html text/html 531633 2011-10-24T09:07:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 211996 2011-10-24T09:07:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 278719 2024-09-16T05:16:44.897767 application/epub+zip 283663 2024-09-16T05:16:38.517835 application/epub+zip 275707 2024-09-16T05:16:37.329814 application/epub+zip 536956 2024-09-16T05:16:49.712818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500140 2024-09-16T05:16:43.960761 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 492584 2022-09-17T10:09:41.901343 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500631 500423 2024-09-16T05:16:35.386870 2023-09-16T11:39:47.273024 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 488482 2011-10-24T09:07:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 194928 2011-10-24T09:07:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19417 2024-09-16T05:16:49.857730 application/rdf+xml 16633 2024-09-16T05:16:37.726776 image/jpeg 3641 2024-09-16T05:16:37.514797 image/jpeg 265137 2024-09-16T05:16:36.497791 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia