Claude Farrer (real name Frédéric Bargon, 1876–1957) was a naval officer and French writer, author of numerous “exotic” novels and novels of sea adventures. The weakness of a woman and the strength of a man, love-game, love-whim, love-temptation and love that is “strong as death” - this is the melody of the writer’s novels and stories included in the collection. “Young Lady Dax” is a novel of “education of feelings” and "Lost Illusions" by Alice Dax. From cloudy Lyon we follow the heroes to the Swiss Alps and Monte Carlo - romantic walks under the moon, tender hugs and passionate kisses, a duel when the lady's honor is at stake. "Girlfriends" are "priestesses of free love", "ladies of the demimonde" city of Toulon, they prefer Rue Sainte-Rose to all the streets of Toulon.