The Dedalus Book of Decadence (Moral Ruins)

Author: Brian Stableford

Translator: Brian Stableford   Cover illustration: Gustave Moreau  

Reviews

An invaluable sampler of spleen, everything from Baudelaire and Rimbaud to Dowson and Flecker. Let's hear it for 'luxe, calme et volupte'.

Anne Billson in Time Out

The Dedalus Book of Decadence looks south to sample the essence of fine French decadent writing. It succeeds in delivering a range of writers either searching vigorously for the thrill of a healthy crime or lamenting their impuissance from a sickly stupor.

Andrew St George in The Independent