Fifty-one Tales (version 2)

by Lord Dunsany

Gothic Fiction Published 1900 onward Fantasy Fiction

17 chapters2h 15mEnglish1915

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 (17)

1The assignation. Charon. The death of Pan

416

2The sphinx at Giza. The hen. Wind and fog

562

3The raft-builders. The workman. The guest

535

4Death and Odysseus. Death and the orange. The prayer of the flower

353

5Time and the tradesman. The little city. The unpasturable fields

348

6The worm and the angel. The songless country. The latest thing

340

7The demagogue and the demi-monde. The giant poppy. Roses

301

8A mistaken identity. The true history of the hare and the tortoise. Alone the immortals

644

9A moral little tale. The return of song. Spring In town

623

10How the enemy came to Thlunrana. A losing game. Taking up Picadilly

546

11The man with the golden ear-rings. The dream of King Karna-Vootra. The storm

574

12After the fire. The city. The food of Death

282

13The lonely idol. The sphinx in Thebes (Massachusetts). The reward

487

14The trouble in Leafy Green Street. The mist. Furrow-maker

423

15Lobster salad. The return of the exiles. Nature and time

684

16The song of the blackbird. The messengers. The three tall sons

682

17Compromise. What we have come to. The tomb of Pan

335

Fifty-one Tales (version 2)

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Chapters (17)

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