L'Art Pour L'Art - The Decadent Movement

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Against Nature (Penguin Classics)
1.  Against Nature (Penguin Classics) by Joris-Karl Huysmans
£6.99   Used & New from: £3.78
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

The Flowers of Evil (Oxford World's Classics)
2.  The Flowers of Evil (Oxford World's Classics) by Charles Baudelaire
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Les Diaboliques: She Devils (Empire of the Senses)
3.  Les Diaboliques: She Devils (Empire of the Senses) by Jules Amedee Barbey D'Aureveilly
£7.19   Used & New from: £2.15
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The Decadent Reader: Fiction, Fantasy and Perversion from Fin-de-Siècle France
4.  The Decadent Reader: Fiction, Fantasy and Perversion from Fin-de-Siècle France by Asti Hustvedt
£25.95   Used & New from: £15.65

The Diary of a Chambermaid (Decadence from Dedalus)
5.  The Diary of a Chambermaid (Decadence from Dedalus) by Octave Mirbeau
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  "Where "The Torture Garden" is dark, this diary is a delight."
£7.19   Used & New from: £1.75
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Senso (and Other Stories) (Decadence from Dedalus)
6.  Senso (and Other Stories) (Decadence from Dedalus) by Camillo Boito
The list author says:
  "He wrote so little, but so well. Boito captures the dangerous beauty and indifference of the macabre heroines in his tales."
£6.99   Used & New from: £2.29
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

The Decadent Handbook
7.  The Decadent Handbook by Rowan Pelling
The list author says:
  "An elegant and witty guide to decadent culture, travel, food, sex and death."
£8.69   Used & New from: £2.00

Nadja (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)
8.  Nadja (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) by Andre Breton
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  "A breathless surrealist love story. An acquired taste."
£6.99   Used & New from: £3.35
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Ecstasy
9.  Ecstasy by Louis Couperus
The list author says:
  "Dutch decadence. A tale of unspoken passion in polite society."
£8.50   Used & New from: £0.96
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

The Angels of Perversity (Decadence from Dedalus)
10.  The Angels of Perversity (Decadence from Dedalus) by Remy de Gourmont
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  "Short stories concerning love, death and the beauty and horror of both."
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Daughters Of Decadence: Women Writers of the Fin-de-siecle
11.  Daughters Of Decadence: Women Writers of the Fin-de-siecle by Elaine Showalter
£7.49   Used & New from: £2.07
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

The Cambridge Companion to the Fin de Siècle (Cambridge Companions to Literature)
12.  The Cambridge Companion to the Fin de Siècle (Cambridge Companions to Literature) by Gail Marshall
£17.59   Used & New from: £12.30

Aesthetes and Decadents of the 1890's: Anthology of British Poetry and Prose
13.  Aesthetes and Decadents of the 1890's: Anthology of British Poetry and Prose by Karl Beckson
£16.39   Used & New from: £6.15
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Salammbo (Classics)
14.  Salammbo (Classics) by Gustave Flaubert
The list author says:
  "Set in Carthage, this is an epic tale of lust, war, obsession, and cruelty."
£11.69   Used & New from: £0.01
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Collins Classics - Complete Works of Oscar Wilde
15.  Collins Classics - Complete Works of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde
£10.49   Used & New from: £6.30
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Mademoiselle de Maupin (Penguin Classics)
16.  Mademoiselle de Maupin (Penguin Classics) by Theophile Gautier
The list author says:
  "Subversive and seductive, "Mademoiselle de Maupin" draws readers into a compelling exploration of desire and sexual intrigue."
£8.99   Used & New from: £3.52
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

A Parisian Affair and Other Stories (Penguin Classics)
17.  A Parisian Affair and Other Stories (Penguin Classics) by Guy De Maupassant
The list author says:
  "33 short stories set in Paris that focus on the relationships between men and women, brothers and sisters, and masters and servants."
£6.39   Used & New from: £2.03
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Monsieur Venus (Texts and Translations)
18.  Monsieur Venus (Texts and Translations) by Rachilde
£7.50   Used & New from: £5.38
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin Popular Classics)
19.  The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin Popular Classics) by Oscar Wilde
The list author says:
  "Lord Henry and the divine Dorian Gray are the stars of this tale of debauchery, narcissism, and murder."
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The Dedalus Book of Absinthe
20.  The Dedalus Book of Absinthe by Phil Baker
The list author says:
  "A witty and well-researched guide to la fee verte, including its effects on various decadent writers."
£6.29   Used & New from: £2.21
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Salome: WITH Under the Hill: AND Under the Hill (Creation Classics)
21.  Salome: WITH Under the Hill: AND Under the Hill (Creation Classics) by Aubrey Beardsley
The list author says:
  "A dashing duo: Wilde's daring drama and Beardsley's bizarre and unfinished attempt at fiction."
Used & New from: £2.47

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The Dedalus Book of English Decadence: Vile Emperors and Elegant Degenerates
22.  The Dedalus Book of English Decadence: Vile Emperors and Elegant Degenerates by James Willsher
£8.09   Used & New from: £2.63

The Dedalus Book of Decadence: Moral Ruins v. 1 (Decadence from Dedalus)
23.  The Dedalus Book of Decadence: Moral Ruins v. 1 (Decadence from Dedalus) by Brian Stableford
Used & New from: £11.34

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