Volume 15 · Available now
Histoires extraordinaires
Annotated
The thirteen tales of Baudelaire’s first French Poe collection, framed by two critical studies and notes on detection, science and the fantastic.
About the work
A landmark mystery, returned to its full narrative force.
Dupin’s investigations share a volume with mesmerism, cryptography, voyages and impossible discoveries. Baudelaire’s complete landmark French collection is presented with both critical studies and focused reading notes.
Textual source. Thirteen complete tales translated by Charles Baudelaire, with the two critical essays of the French collection.
What this edition adds
Care around the text,
never over it.
The complete collection
Every text remains in its documented sequence, with the original voice and structure preserved.
Context after the reading
Concise notes illuminate language, history and form without interrupting the work or anticipating its effects.
A coherent visual world
Five monochrome plates echo the material detail and atmosphere of the collection.
Accessible by design
Reflowable text, semantic navigation, descriptive links and alternative text support flexible reading.