The twilight of the gods / by Richard Garnett.

Author/creator Garnett, Richard
Format Book
EditionNew and augmented ed.
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : J. Lane, The Bodley Head, 1911.
Descriptionxviii, 327 pages ; 20 cm

Contents The twilight of the gods.--The potion of Lao-Tsze.--Abdallah the Adite.--Ananda the miracle worker.--The city of philosophers.--The demon pope.--The cupbearer.--The wisdom of the Indians.--The dumb oracle.--Duke Virgil.--The claw.--Alexander the ratcatcher.--The rewards of industry.--Madame Lucifer.--The talismans.--The elixir of life.--The poet of Panopolis.--The purple head.--The firefly.--Pan's wand.--A page from the book of folly.--The bell of Saint Euschemon.--Bishop Addo and Bishop Gaddo.--The philosopher and the butterflies.--Truth and her companions.--The three palaces.--New readings in biography.--The poison maid.--Notes.
General note"The first edition of these tales was published in 1888. It contained sixteen stories, to which twelve are added in the present impression.Many originally appeared in periodicals."--Notes, p. 325.