The collection includes the best "Gothic" works of French prose of the last century. Among the authors: J. Casot, S. A. Berthoud, S. Nodier, P. Borel, S. Rabu, O. de Balzac, J. de Nerval, T. Gauthier, P. Merimet, J. Barbe d'Oreville, J. Boucher de Perth, C. Vignon, O. Villiers de Lisle-Adan, G. de Maupassant. Most of the collection consists of texts first translated into Russian.