Project Gutenberg 2011-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 177 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.) Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Short stories, French French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Nouvelles Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: French Literature 538183 2025-07-15T10:26:27.306406 text/html 531633 2011-10-24T09:07:40 text/html 301366 2025-07-15T10:26:36.863332 application/epub+zip 306062 2025-07-15T10:26:30.995343 application/epub+zip 286240 2025-07-15T10:26:29.596384 application/epub+zip 565986 2025-07-15T10:26:41.344322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529268 2025-07-15T10:26:35.860319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 492584 2022-09-17T10:09:41.901343 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500631 2025-07-15T10:26:26.409401 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 488482 2011-10-24T09:07:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20462 2025-07-15T10:26:41.477301 application/rdf+xml 16574 2025-07-15T10:26:30.103361 image/jpeg 3646 2025-07-15T10:26:29.848350 image/jpeg 194928 2011-10-24T09:07:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 211996 2011-10-24T09:07:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 285783 2025-07-15T10:26:27.353407 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia