Query: 1910 French or fantasy novels, or French Gothic novels
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
Les Chants de Maldoror
The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz
The Emerald City of Oz
The Phantom of the Opera
The Vagabond (novel)
What Never Dies
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
The Blue Peril
Evidence from documents: Les Chants de Maldoror: '''''Les Chants de Maldoror''''' (''The Songs of Maldoror'') is a French poetic novel, or a long prose poem. It was written and published between 1868 and 1869 by the Comte de Lautréamont, the ''nom de plume'' of the Uruguayan-born French writer Isidore Lucien Ducasse. The work concerns the misanthropic, misotheistic character of '''Maldoror''', a figure of evil who has renounced conventional morality.


Although obscure at the time of its initial publication, ''Maldoror'' was rediscovered and championed by the Surrealist artists during the early twentieth century. The work's transgressive, violent, and absurd themes are shared in common with much of Surrealism's output; in particular, Louis Aragon, André Breton, Salvador Dalí, Man Ray, and Philippe Soupault were influenced by the work. ''Maldoror'' was itself influenced by earlier gothic literature of the period, including Lord Byron's ''Manfred'', and Charles Maturin's ''Melmoth the Wanderer''.
The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz: ''''The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz''''' (French: ''Le Secret de Wilhelm Storitz'') is a fantasy novel by Jules Verne, published by Louis-Jules Hetzel in 1910.
The Emerald City of Oz: Originally published on July 20, 1910
The Phantom of the Opera: '''''The Phantom of the Opera''''' (French: '''''Le Fantôme de l'Opéra''''') is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serial in ''Le Gaulois'' from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierre Lafitte. The novel is partly
The Vagabond (novel): ''''The Vagabond''''' () is a 1910 novel by the French writer Colette.
What Never Dies: The narrative uses techniques from the Gothic novel and its French counterpart, the "roman frénétique".
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame: '''''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame''''' (, originally titled '''''Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482''''') is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831.
The Blue Peril: '''''The Blue Peril''''' (English translation of the French title, '''''Le Péril Bleu''''') is a 1910 French science fiction novel by Maurice Renard.