A review by glowe2
Fantastic Tales: Visionary and Everyday by Philarète Chasles, Ivan Turgenev, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Théophile Gautier, Jean Lorrain, Gérard de Nerval, Charles Dickens, Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, Honoré de Balzac, Auguste de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, Walter Scott, Hans Christian Andersen, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, Vernon Lee, Jan Potocki, Prosper Mérimée, Rudyard Kipling, Guy de Maupassant, Nikolai Leskov, Italo Calvino, Nikolai Gogol, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, H.G. Wells

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

A collection of supernatural short stories.  As with many collections, your interest in the genre will determine your enjoyment of teh book.  I am not that big on fantasy but did enjoy the Robert Louis Stevenson story and a few others.