BY
MAURICE BARING
NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY
1911
DEDICATED
TO
MARY and AUBREY
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NOTE
One of these stories, "The GlassMender," appeared first in The EnglishReview, and six of the shorter stories inThe Morning Post. I wish to thank theeditors and proprietors concerned fortheir kindness in letting me republishthem. The rest of the stories are new.
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CONTENTS
PAGE | |
THE GLASS MENDER | 1 |
THE BLUE ROSE | 31 |
THE STORY OF VOX ANGELICA AND LIEBLICH GEDACHT | 45 |
THE VAGABOND | 97 |
THE MINSTREL | 137 |
THE HUNCHBACK, THE POOL, AND THE MAGIC RING | 151 |
THE SILVER MOUNTAIN | 165 |
THE RING | 179 |
THE MERCHANT'S DAUGHTER | 193 |
THE CUNNING APPRENTICE | 219 |
ORESTES AND THE DRAGON | 233 |
THE WISE PRINCESS | 247 |
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS