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Wierd books not everyone should read...
Les Diaboliques: She Devils (Empire of the Senses)Les Diaboliques: She Devils (Empire of the Senses) by Jules Amedee Barbey D'Aureveilly
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A unmissable horror/suspense/decadent classic
Japanese Tales of Mystery and ImaginationJapanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edogawa Rampo
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A collection of stories from Japan's answer to E.A. Poe. His stories read like old school tales with wicked twists. A literary version of enjoying a banned mag in your treehouse
The Gothic Tales of the Marquis de SadeThe Gothic Tales of the Marquis de Sade by Marquis de Sade
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Funny disturbing wierd...M.de Sade's mirror to the world.
The Monk (Oxford World's Classics)The Monk (Oxford World's Classics) by Matthew Lewis
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The rise and fall of a monk...gothic storytelling of the highest order
Senso (and Other Stories) (Decadence from Dedalus)Senso (and Other Stories) (Decadence from Dedalus) by Camillo Boito
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More femme fatales women and stories of the macabre
The Crimes of Love: Heroic and tragic Tales, Preceeded by an Essay on Novels (Oxford World's Classics)The Crimes of Love: Heroic and tragic Tales, Preceeded by an Essay on Novels (Oxford World's Classics) by Marquis de Sade
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M.de Sade less sadistic but no less scandolous collection of stories
Lolita (Penguin Classics)Lolita (Penguin Classics) by Vladimir Nabokov
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A novel which needs no introduction...you feel guilty for enjoying the read
Diary of a Chambermaid (Naughty French Novel)Diary of a Chambermaid (Naughty French Novel) by Octave Mirbeau
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The story of a chambermaid whose morals are a little too lax for comfort. A sensiously weird read. Worth if only for the chapter when the maid is looking after the rich sick guy
Completely Unexpected Tales: "Tales of the Unexpected" and "More Tales of the Unexpected"Completely Unexpected Tales: "Tales of the Unexpected" and "More Tales of the Unexpected" by Roald Dahl
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Stort funny tales with a twist...he didnt just write childerns stories!
The Book of the Virgins (Hesperus Classics)The Book of the Virgins (Hesperus Classics) by Gabriele D'Annunzio
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Stories of Repression and wierdness
Carmen and Other Stories (Oxford World's Classics)Carmen and Other Stories (Oxford World's Classics) by Prosper Mérimée
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The story which inspired the opera - the enchanting gypsy and her murderous friends...
Life in the Country (Hesperus Classics)Life in the Country (Hesperus Classics) by Giovanni Verga
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The countryside isnt just fields and honey...
The Torture Garden (Empire of the Senses)The Torture Garden (Empire of the Senses) by Octave Mirbeau
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A flagship story of the decadence movement. A story of a brief relationship between a man and woman in the Orient. That what happens when you ask for an open relationship...
The Misfortunes of Virtue and Other Early Tales (Oxford World's Classics)The Misfortunes of Virtue and Other Early Tales (Oxford World's Classics) by Marquis de Sade
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More M.de Sade
The Angels of Perversity (Decadence from Dedalus)The Angels of Perversity (Decadence from Dedalus) by Remy de Gourmont
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the first part of the book contains unique stories of obsession
The Devil in Love (European Classics)The Devil in Love (European Classics) by Cazotte
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A classic story, from old Europe. When you dance with the devil...
The Golem (European Classics)The Golem (European Classics) by Gustav Meyrink
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A haunting dream like mind bender set in old prague