TO ETHEL SMYTH
NOTE
Most of the stories and sketches in this book have appeared in the Morning Post. One of them was published in the Westminster Gazette. I have to thank the editors and proprietors concerned for their kindness in allowing me to republish them.
CONTENTS
[ ORPHEUS IN MAYFAIR ]
[ THE CRICKET MATCH AN INCIDENT AT A PRIVATE SCHOOL ]
[ THE SHADOW OF A MIDNIGHT A GHOST STORY ]
[ JEAN FRANCOIS ]
[ THE FLUTE OF CHANG LIANG ]
[ “WHAT IS TRUTH?” ]
[ A LUNCHEON-PARTY ]
[ FETE GALANTE ]
[ THE GARLAND ]
[ THE SPIDER’S WEB ]
[ EDWARD II. AT BERKELEY CASTLE BY AN EYE-WITNESS ]
[ THE ISLAND ]
[ THE MAN WHO GAVE GOOD ADVICE ]
[ RUSSALKA ]
[ THE OLD WOMAN ]
[ DR. FAUST’S LAST DAY ]
[ THE FLUTE-PLAYER’S STORY ]
[ A CHINAMAN ON OXFORD ]
[ VENUS ]
[ THE FIRE ]
[ THE CONQUEROR ]
[ THE IKON ]
[ THE THIEF ]
[ THE STAR ]
[ CHUN WA ]
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