"Anatole France called Remy de Gourmont (1858-1915) the 'greatest living French writer'. The stories Francis Amery has collected and translated under the not inappropriate title The Angels of Perversity are from the first half of Gourmont's career, when, as a writer of short fictions he established himself as a significant figure in the Symbolist movement." Adrian Tahourdin in The Times Literary Supplement Contents 1.Studies in Fascination Pehor The White Dress Don Juan's Secret The Fugitives Limpid Eyes The Shroud On the Threshold The Red Marguerite Sylvie's Sister The Other The Death One Cannot Mourn The Magnolia The Adulterous Candle The Dress The Faun Danaette Evening Conversation Strategems 2.The Phantom The Portal The Palace of Symbols Duplicity Incense The Organ Images Tears The Unicorns The Figures Laughter Flagellation The Rings