Soap Bubbles

by Max Nordau, Mary Joanna Safford (Translator)

Cant and Humbug. A story of English selfishness and American thriftiness- Wife Versus Native Land. This story shows how a man may quit smoking for spite, but not for love- Ali Hadji Effendi. The adventures of a wandering fanatic of Islam- The Cross At The Corner. A story of the religious devotion of an aged Hungarian- The Altar Painting. The love tragedy of an Italian artist- A Christmas Eve In Paris. A pathetic incident of suffering in the Franco-Prussian War, during the siege of Paris.- The Stepmother. An ingenious dis- cussion of that much-abused matron.- Pas de Chance (No Chance). The story of a girl found in a morgue.- How the Fox Hunter Fared in England. A tragic and humorous denouement turning upon the Englishman's code of fox hunting.- Within an Inch of Eternity. This relates how a prison physician's hair turned white in a night, from horror inflicted on him by two escaped prisoners.

230 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1879

About the author

Max Simon Nordau (born Simon Maximilian Südfeld), was a Zionist leader, physician, author, and social critic. He was a co-founder of the World Zionist Organization together with Theodor Herzl, and president or vice president of several Zionist congresses.

As a social critic, he wrote a number of controversial books, including The Conventional Lies of Our Civilisation (1883), Degeneration (1892), and Paradoxes (1896). Although not his most popular or successful work whilst alive, Degeneration is the book most often remembered and cited today.

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