Our fear of the Devil, whatever his temptations and rewards, is amplified by the thought of eternal damnation in his hell house service.
In this volume our authors are all from Europe and see the Devil in ways that we recognise and yet are culturally distinct to the European mainland.
1 - The Devil - The Europeans - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction
2 - Lucifer by Anatole France
3 - The Lost Reflection by E T A Hoffman
4 - Belphagor by Niccolo Machiavelli
5 - The Generous Gambler by Charles Baudelaire
6 - From the Memoirs of Satan by Wilhelm Hauff
7 - The Devil's Mother-in-Law by Fernan Caballeron
8 - The Devils Horse by Ion Luca Caragiale