Le Schwob, Marcel 1867-1905 creator text utu 2015 monographic fr 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Le Roi au Masque d'Or" by Marcel Schwob is a collection of fantastical tales published in 1893. In the title story, a king and his subjects live in a court where everyone wears masks by ancient decree—no one has ever seen a human face. When a blind beggar challenges the king's knowledge of himself and his people, the monarch orders all masks removed, uncovering a shocking truth about his lineage. The collection explores themes of hidden identities and concealed realities through mysterious and unsettling narratives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Préface -- Le roi au masque d'or -- La mort d'Odjigh -- L'incendie terrestre -- Les embaumeuses -- La peste -- Les faulx-visaiges -- Les eunuques -- Les Milésiennes -- 52 et 53 Orfila -- Le sabbat de Mofflaines -- La machine a parler -- Blanche la sanglante -- La Grande-Brière -- Les faux-saulniers -- La flûte -- La charrette -- La cité dormante -- Le pays bleu -- Le retour au bercail -- Cruchette -- Bargette. Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Roi_au_masque_d%27or Release date is 2015-08-22 Produced by Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France.) Original publication data not identified Short stories, French French fiction -- 19th century PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49761 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49761 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134138.0 49761