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Les Diaboliques
Annotated
All six tales and both authorial prefaces, with bearings on framed narration, honour, justice and the scandal of 1874.
About the work
A landmark mystery, returned to its full narrative force.
Secrets move through coaches, salons, dinner tables and card games, usually passed from one fascinated narrator to another. This complete edition preserves both prefaces and the six tales in their original sequence.
Textual source. The six complete tales of the 1874 collection with both prefaces by Barbey d’Aurevilly.
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.