Richard Garnett
The Twilight of the Gods and Other Tales
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Best known for his non-fiction and biographies, Richard Garnett published this collection of his short stories in 1888. "The Twilight of the Gods and Other Tales" includes the title story, in which a mortal girl meets Prometheus on a mountain top; "The Demon Pope," in which a Pope makes good on a favor owed to Lucifer, "Alexander the Ratcatcher," in which Alexander the Eighth enlists the aid of a mysterious rat-killer; "The Elixir of Life," in which the sage Aboniel issues a challenge to his seven trusted disciples; "The Philosopher and the Butterflies," in which a scholar holds discourse with insects in the garden; and twenty-three other tales.

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THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS: AND OTHER TALES
CONTENTS
THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS
I
II
III
IV
V
THE POTION OF LAO-TSZE
ABDALLAH THE ADITE
ANANDA THE MIRACLE WORKER
THE CITY OF PHILOSOPHERS
I
II
III
THE DEMON POPE
THE CUPBEARER
THE WISDOM OF THE INDIANS
THE DUMB ORACLE
I
II
DUKE VIRGIL
I
II
THE CLAW
ALEXANDER THE RATCATCHER
I
II
III
THE REWARDS OF INDUSTRY
MADAM LUCIFER
THE TALISMANS
THE ELIXIR OF LIFE
THE POET OF PANOPOLIS
I
II
III
THE PURPLE HEAD
I
II
III
THE FIREFLY
PAN'S WAND
A PAGE FROM THE BOOK OF FOLLY
I
II
III
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
I.—Timon of Athens
II.—Napoleon's Sangaree
III.—Concerning Daniel Defoe
IV.—Cornelius the Ferryman
THE POISON MAID
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