About this book
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
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- 1The assignation. Charon. The death of Pan6:56 · read by Rosslyn Carlyle
- 2The sphinx at Giza. The hen. Wind and fog9:22 · read by Rosslyn Carlyle
- 3The raft-builders. The workman. The guest8:55 · read by Rosslyn Carlyle
- 4Death and Odysseus. Death and the orange. The prayer of the flower5:53 · read by Rosslyn Carlyle
- 5Time and the tradesman. The little city. The unpasturable fields5:48 · read by Rosslyn Carlyle
- 6The worm and the angel. The songless country. The latest thing5:40 · read by Rosslyn Carlyle
- 7The demagogue and the demi-monde. The giant poppy. Roses5:01 · read by Rosslyn Carlyle
- 8A mistaken identity. The true history of the hare and the tortoise. Alone the immortals10:44 · read by Rosslyn Carlyle
- 9A moral little tale. The return of song. Spring In town10:23 · read by Rosslyn Carlyle
- 10How the enemy came to Thlunrana. A losing game. Taking up Picadilly9:06 · read by Rosslyn Carlyle
- 11The man with the golden ear-rings. The dream of King Karna-Vootra. The storm9:34 · read by Rosslyn Carlyle
- 12After the fire. The city. The food of Death4:42 · read by Rosslyn Carlyle
- 13The lonely idol. The sphinx in Thebes (Massachusetts). The reward8:07 · read by Rosslyn Carlyle
- 14The trouble in Leafy Green Street. The mist. Furrow-maker7:03 · read by Rosslyn Carlyle
- 15Lobster salad. The return of the exiles. Nature and time11:24 · read by Rosslyn Carlyle
- 16The song of the blackbird. The messengers. The three tall sons11:22 · read by Rosslyn Carlyle
- 17Compromise. What we have come to. The tomb of Pan5:35 · read by Rosslyn Carlyle
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