Orpheus in Mayfair

by Maurice Baring

A collection of stories and sketches. By the versatile English man of letters, known as a dramatist, poet, novelist, translator and essayist, and also as a travel writer and war correspondent.

CONTENTS:
- Dr Faust's Last Day
- The Fire
- The Ikon
- The Island
- A Luncheon-Party
- Orpheus in Mayfair
- Russalka
- The Shadow of a Midnight
- The Star
- Venus

Paperback

First published January 1, 1909

About the author

Maurice Baring OBE (27 April 1874 – 14 December 1945) was an English man of letters, known as a dramatist, poet, novelist, translator and essayist, and also as a travel writer and war correspondent, with particular knowledge of Russia. During World War I, Baring served in the Intelligence Corps and Royal Air Force.

Reviews

[Pater Edmund]

A brilliant collection of short stories, mostly about people out of their usual sphere: such as Orpheus in London, or a Chinaman in Oxford.