The Twilight of the Gods and Other Tales

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.

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 (*)
• Madam 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 St. 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

Stories added in the 1903 edition are marked with (*).