Jane de La Vaud re (1857-1908) was undoubtedly one of the most fascinating writers of the Decadent Movement, and here, presented for the first time in English, in translations by Brian Stableford, are two of her best novels-both part of her highly original moeurs antiques sequence. The first, The Witch of Ecbatana, which was originally published in 1906, takes place during the time of Darius the Great. It follows, in pungent, rainbow-hued...