For Reading in the Bath

For Reading in the Bath here presented in English for the first time in a delightful translation by Brian Stableford is one of a number of risqué collections of ultra-short fiction produced by Catulle Mendès (1841-1909) during the fin de siècle. Always poetic often perverse and sometimes even chaste these highly amusing masterfully constructed tales of amour and immorality featuring a large cast of Parisian characters including the ubiquitous Valentin and the many women he pursues are confections of great artistry that will be happily savored by anyone with a longing for suggestive treats.