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• vii • Introduction (Cruel Tales) • (1963) • essay by A. W. Raitt
• 11 • Véra • (1963) • short story by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (trans. of
  Véra^?Vera
  1874)
• 41 • Celestial Publicity • (1963) • short story by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (trans. of L'affichage céleste 1873)
• 48 • The Glory Machine: S.G.D.G. • (1963) • short story by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (trans. of La machine à gloire: S.G.D.G. 1874)
• 77 • The Eleventh-Hour Guest • (1963) • novelette by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (trans. of Le convive des dernières fêtes 1874)
• 102 • The Very Image • (1963) • short story by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (trans. of À s'y méprendre ! 1875)
• 114 • The Secret of the Old Music • (1963) • short story by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (trans. of Le secret de l'ancienne musique 1878)
• 137 • The Desire to Be a Man • (1963) • short story by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (trans. of Le désir d'être un homme 1882)
• 149 • The Apparatus for the Chemical Analysis of the Last Breath • (1963) • short story by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (trans. of L'appareil pour l'analyse chimique du dernier soupir 1874)
• 182 • The Sign • (1963) • short story by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (trans. of L'intersigne 1868)
• 201 • The Unknown Woman • (1963) • short story by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (trans. of L'inconnue 1876)
• 225 • Doctor Tristan's Treatment • (1963) • short story by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (trans. of Le traitement du docteur Tristan 1877)
• 230 • Occult Memories • (1963) • short story by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (trans. of Souvenirs occultes 1867)
• 235 • Epilogue: The Messenger • (1963) • short story by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (trans. of Épilogue: L'annonciateur 1869)