The Twilight of the Gods and other tales

by Richard Garnett

Overview

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

Product Details

BN ID:	2940161265871
Publisher:	UnderPress Books
Publication date:	04/18/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	308 KB

About the Author

Richard Garnett C.B. (27 February 1835 – 13 April 1906) was a scholar, librarian, biographer and poet. He was son of Richard Garnett, an author, philologist (historical linguist) and assistant keeper of printed books in the British Museum, i.e. what is now the British Library.

His son, Edward married translator Constance Garnett, and their son was David Garnett. David's son Richard Garnett was biographer of Constance