Théophile Gautierinfluence was strongly felt in the period of changing sensibilities in French literaturefrom the early Romantic period to the aestheticism and naturalism of the end of the 19th century.

This selection chosen by the critic August Nemocontains the following stories:

- Clarimonde

- The Mummy's Foot

- One Of Cleopatra's Night

- Omphale: A Rococo Story

- King Candaules

- Arria Marcella

- The Romance of a Mummy