This collection includes: Captain Fracasse (1863), Clarimonde (1836), Egypt (1869), King Candaules (1844), The Mummy's Foot 1840), and The Romance of a Mummy 1857). According to Wikipedia: 'Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier (August 30, 1811 - October 23, 1872) was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic. While an ardent defender of Romanticism, Gautier's work is difficult to classify and remains a point of reference for many subsequent literary traditions such as Parnas ...