Life in early 19th century Paris is not easy for young men looking to build a life - studies, worrying about romance, about career, trying to get the ghosts haunting one's flat to keep the noise down... A collection of short stories about the group introduced in The Lost Mansion (reading that first is recommended but not necessary) centred mostly but not exclusively around the psychic, René Giraud. (Content warning for the first story for suicidal ideation.) (Please note that the stories may not be in chronological order. The time is always indicated at the beginning of any given story.)