A multitude of very short stories populated with things that lurk in the dark corners of human imagination. Wonderfully crafted and sometimes ending with an unexpected outcome, these stories are well rooted in mythology and speak of things beyond the thin veil of reality. - Summary by Rosslyn Carlyle
The assignation. Charon. The death of PanThe sphinx at Giza. The hen. Wind and fogThe raft-builders. The workman. The guestDeath and Odysseus. Death and the orange. The prayer of the flowerTime and the tradesman. The little city. The unpasturable fieldsThe worm and the angel. The songless country. The latest thingThe demagogue and the demi-monde. The giant poppy. RosesA mistaken identity. The true history of the hare and the tortoise. Alone the immortalsA moral little tale. The return of song. Spring In townHow the enemy came to Thlunrana. A losing game. Taking up PicadillyThe man with the golden ear-rings. The dream of King Karna-Vootra. The stormAfter the fire. The city. The food of DeathThe lonely idol. The sphinx in Thebes (Massachusetts). The rewardThe trouble in Leafy Green Street. The mist. Furrow-makerLobster salad. The return of the exiles. Nature and timeThe song of the blackbird. The messengers. The three tall sonsCompromise. What we have come to. The tomb of Pan
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