ORPHEUS IN MAYFAIR
AND OTHER STORIES AND SKETCHES

BY MAURICE BARING

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 ]