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