About the book: 1962 / The story "Mademoiselle de Scudery" is included in the cycle "Serapion's Brothers" (1819-1821). The cycle includes works by Hoffmann, united by the story of a company of friends who called themselves the “Serapion Brothers.” The stories and tales intertwine mysticism and horror, unusual adventures and ordinary stories. The influence of this collection on the literature of the 19th and 20th centuries was very great - just remember the circle of Russian writers of the “Silver Age”. In Paris at the end of the 17th century, strange murders occur; the killer manages to literally disappear from under the noses of law enforcement officers. Meanwhile, a mysterious stranger brings very expensive jewelry to the talented poetess Madeleine de Scudéry as a token of gratitude, supposedly for her help in hiding crimes..