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
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
The assignation. Charon. The death of Pan
06:56 - Chapter 2
The sphinx at Giza. The hen. Wind and fog
09:22 - Chapter 3
The raft-builders. The workman. The guest
08:55 - Chapter 4
Death and Odysseus. Death and the orange. The prayer of the flower
05:53 - Chapter 5
Time and the tradesman. The little city. The unpasturable fields
05:48 - Chapter 6
The worm and the angel. The songless country. The latest thing
05:40 - Chapter 7
The demagogue and the demi-monde. The giant poppy. Roses
05:01 - Chapter 8
A mistaken identity. The true history of the hare and the tortoise. Alone the immortals
10:44 - Chapter 9
A moral little tale. The return of song. Spring In town
10:23 - Chapter 10
How the enemy came to Thlunrana. A losing game. Taking up Picadilly
09:06 - Chapter 11
The man with the golden ear-rings. The dream of King Karna-Vootra. The storm
09:34 - Chapter 12
After the fire. The city. The food of Death
04:42 - Chapter 13
The lonely idol. The sphinx in Thebes (Massachusetts). The reward
08:07 - Chapter 14
The trouble in Leafy Green Street. The mist. Furrow-maker
07:03 - Chapter 15
Lobster salad. The return of the exiles. Nature and time
11:24 - Chapter 16
The song of the blackbird. The messengers. The three tall sons
11:22 - Chapter 17
Compromise. What we have come to. The tomb of Pan
05:35