In the six volumes of the Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Julian Hawthorne presents us thrilling and mysterious short stories from all corners of the world. Some of the stories appeared in this collection for the first time translated into English, and many of them come from unexpected sources, such as the letters of Pliny the Younger, or a Tibetan manuscript. In the sixth and last volume, we find stories of Oriental origin. (Summary by Leni)
Introduction: A World-Old Web of Oriental TalesThe Power of Eloquence (Japanese)The Dishonest Goldsmith and the Ingenious Painter (Turkish)The Craft of the Three Sharpers, from the Thousand and One NightsThe Cheerful Workman, from the Thousand and One NightsThe Robber and the Woman, from the Thousand and One NightsThe Wonderful Stone (Chinese)The Weaver Who Became a Leach, from the Thousand and One NightsVisakha (Tibetan)Told by the Constable, from the Thousand and One NightsThe Unjust Sentence (Chinese)The Scar on the Throat, from the Thousand and One NightsDevasmitá (Sanskrit)The Sharpers and the Moneylender, from the Thousand and One NightsThe Withered Hand (Turkish)The Melancholist and the Sharper, from the Thousand and One NightsLakshadatta and Labdhadatta (Sanskrit)The Cunning Crone, from the Thousand and One NightsJudgement of a Solomon (Chinese)The Sultan and his Three Sons, from the Thousand and One NightsA Tale of a Demon (Sanskrit)The Jar of Olives and the Boy Kazir, from the Thousand and One NightsAnother Solomon (Chinese)Calamity Ahmad and Habzalam Bazazah, from the Thousand and One NightsA Man-hating Maiden (Sanskrit)Told by the Constable, from the Thousand and One NightsThe Clever Thief (Tibetan)The King Who Made Mats (Persian)The Brahman Who Lost His Treasure (Sanskrit)The Duel of the Two Sharpers, from the Thousand and One NightsThe Lady and the Kazi (Persian)Mahaushadha (Tibetan)Avicenna and the Observant Young Man (Turkish)A Conjurer's Confession, part IA Conjurer's Confession, part IIA Conjurer's Confession, part IIIA Conjurer's Confession, part IVFraudulent Spiritualism Unveiled, part 1Fraudulent Spiritualism Unveiled, part 2Fraudulent Spiritualism Unveiled, part 3Fraudulent Spiritualism Unveiled, part 4More Tricks of SpiritualistsHow Spirits Materialize
Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 6 - Various - Description and brief content, listen free online on the e-library site at Knigi-Audio.com/en/
