SECOND EDITION OF SYMBOLIST STORIES FROM THE FIN DE SIECLE. The stories in The Angels of Perversity are key examples of early Symbolist prose shaped and inspired by the French Decadent consciousness and must rank among the best short stories of the 1890s.The tone of the stories is unique, with an unusual mixture of decadence and eroticism, balanced by an ironic and sentimental view of the world. 1. Studies in Fascination Pehor The White Dress Don Juan's Secret The Fugitives Limpid Eyes The Shroud On the Threshold The Red Marguerite Sylvie's Sister The Other The Death One Cannot Mourn The Magnolia The Adulterous Candle The Dress The Faun Danaette Evening Conversation Strategems 2. The Phantom The Portal The Palace of Symbols Duplicity Incense The Organ Images Tears The Unicorns The Figures Laughter Flagellation The Rings