Charles Nodier 1 hr 43 min read

Ghosts, revenants, and vampires, the most absurd of all popular errors, collected and recounted with a knowing, skeptical eye.

Charles Nodier's 1822 collection gathers French tales and anecdotes of the supernatural, especially the vampire lore then sweeping Europe. Atmospheric, influential Romantic fantasy. Read it for an early, foundational anthology of the macabre from a key figure of French Romanticism, in French.

In its time

Published in 1822, during the 1820s, tales of mesmerism, ghosts, and the fantastic voyage flourish in the romantic imagination.

Reading it

1 hr 43 min read (a novella, a full arc in one sitting or two).