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Short Fiction

Edgar Saltus

BOOK TYPE
Short fiction
READING TIME
About 28.5 hours
WORDS
341,318
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About this book

A collection of novellas and short stories by Edgar Saltus.

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  1. Titlepage
  2. Imprint
  3. The Grand Duke’s Rubies
  4. Eden
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
    6. VI
    7. VII
    8. VIII
    9. IX
    10. X
    11. XI
    12. XII
  5. A Transaction in Hearts
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
    6. VI
    7. VII
    8. VIII
    9. IX
    10. X
    11. XI
  6. A Transient Guest
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
  7. A Maid of Modern Athens
  8. Fausta
  9. The Pace That Kills
    1. Part I
      1. I
      2. II
      3. III
      4. IV
      5. V
      6. VI
      7. VII
    2. Part II
      1. I
      2. II
      3. III
      4. IV
      5. V
      6. VI
  10. Mary Magdalen
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
    6. VI
    7. VII
    8. VIII
    9. IX
    10. X
  11. The Facts in the Curious Case of H. Hyrtl, Esq.
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
    6. VI
    7. VII
    8. VIII
  12. Madam Sapphira
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
    6. VI
    7. VII
    8. VIII
    9. IX
    10. X
    11. XI
    12. XII
    13. XIII
    14. XIV
    15. XV
    16. XVI
    17. XVII
    18. XVIII
    19. XIX
  13. The Noose Matrimonial
  14. A Drama in a Dining-Room
  15. The Dear Departed
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
  16. The Nameless Shame
  17. The Top of the Heap
  18. The Elixir of Love
  19. Daughters of the Rich
    1. The People in It
    2. Part I: (Entr’acte)
      1. I: White Peacocks
      2. II: The Inquest
      3. III: The Clue
    3. Part II: The Daughters
      1. I: Sally’s Duke
      2. II: A Little Token
      3. III: A Little Love
      4. IV: A Little Frisk
      5. V: The Villa Portugaise
      6. VI: The Head
      7. VII: The Door
      8. VIII: The Duel
      9. IX: The Race
      10. X: The Devil
      11. XI: At the Sign of the Swan
    4. Part III: Afterward
      1. I: Perspectives
      2. II: The Benediction
  20. The Splendid Lie
  21. The Suspect
  22. The Bomb
  23. White Gloves
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
  24. The Plot
  25. The Falsehood Shop
  26. The Proper Thing
  27. A Business Man
  28. A Boy and His Girl
  29. Their Only Way
  30. An Old-Fashioned Man
  31. The Golden Chimera
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
  32. The Verdict
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
  33. The Impostor
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
    6. VI
    7. VII
    8. VIII
    9. IX
    10. X
    11. XI
    12. XII
  34. The Goblin Girl
  35. Endnotes
  36. Colophon
  37. Uncopyright

Edition & source

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SOURCE PUBLICATION DATE
2026-08-10
SOURCE EDITION UPDATED
2026-08-10
ADDED TO iREADALL
2026-10-13
Edition contributors
  • The League of Moveable Type (tyd)
  • Edgar Saltus (ann, aut)
  • Colin Campbell Cooper (art)
  • Adam Buchbinder (trc)
  • Mary Meehan (trc)
  • Distributed Proofreaders (trc)
  • Bob Reus (bkp, blw, cov, mrk, pfr, trc, tyg, wat)
  • Vince Rice (pfr)
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