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Cover by J.-M. Ponzio kindle nook epub or pdf through personal e-mail delivery (please specify which format you prefer when you order): $5.99   THE VENGEANCE OF THE OVAL PORTRAIT by Gabriel de Lautrec adapted by Brian Stableford The eyes took on a new and savage expression. Don Arias hesitated, astounded to see his dream realized. But the eyes became animated by a life even more intense. The arms of the portrait detached themselves from the dead, flat surface-and the woman's hand, seizing the dagger, brandished it and plunged it all the way to the hilt in the amorous man's throat. US$20.95/GBP 12.99 5x8 tpb, 256 pages ISBN-13: 978-1-61227-009-8 The undisputed masterpiece of Gabriel de Lautrec (1867-1938), THE VENGEANCE OF THE OVAL PORTRAIT, which borrows its title from Edgar Allan Poe, is a collection of 28 stories at the crossroads of horror, fantasy and science fiction. Its singular inspiration owes as much to the author's predilection for dark humor, Grand Guignol and the mixing of genres, as it does to the influence of alcohol and hashish, which he used regularly. De Lautrec was a disciple of Alphonse Allais and the winner of the 1920 Humorists' Award. While he hid behind a smiling mask, his troubled personality is on display in this series of mysterious and thrilling tales. Reviewers have compared them variedly to Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, H. G. Wells and Maurice Renard. Brian M. Stableford has been a professional writer since 1965. He has published more than 60 science fiction and fantasy novels, as well as several authoritative non-fiction books. He is also translating the works of Paul Féval and other French writers of the fantastique for Black Coat Press which also published his most two recent fantasy novels: The New Faust at the Tragicomique, The Wayward Muse and The Stones of Camelot. Contents: Introduction by Brian Stableford THE VENGEANCE OF THE OVAL PORTRAIT (collection, 1922) THE VENGEANCE OF THE OVAL PORTRAIT SONIA'S SOUL THE BURIAL OF OLASRYCK THE SPELL THE GREEN JAR THE STORY OF THE DILIGENCE NUMBER THIRTEEN THE AMOROUS QUEEN NIGHTMARE FRAGMENT OF A TALE OF THE FUTURE THE WALL THE THREE COMPANIONS THE WARNING THE RED DIAMOND THE VESTAL IN THE NEXT WORLD…. A MACABRE WAGER THE EVOCATION ALICE'S STORY A FAMILY MATTER MONSIEUR CIBOIRE, INNKEEPER EULOGY TO THE MOON EXPIATION POLAR TERROR THE LOVER OF DEATH THE OLD DEMON OF LEPROSY THE TALISMAN SELECTIONS FROM POEMS IN PROSE (Poèmes en prose, 1898) GLORIOUS ACTION AMBUSH NOCTURNE EMPEDOCLES' SANDAL LATIN SYMBOLISM THE SHADOW THE MOURNERS SELECTIONS FROM STORIES OF TOM JOE (Les Histoires de Tom Joë, 1920) THE HAUNTED CHÂTEAU; or, THE ADULTEROUS VIRGIN MONSIEUR HOUSE THE SUBMARINE AIRPLANE VOYAGE TO THE MOON THE LOST REFLECTION A CUBIST TALE