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Edgar Saltus

Oscar Wilde: An Idler's ImpressionSaltus Edgar Oscar Wilde: An Idler's Impression Oscar Wilde: An Idler's Impression Years ago, in a Paris club, one man said to another: "Well, what's up?" The other shook a paper: "There is only one genius in England and they have put him in jail."One may wonder ...

BalzacEdgar Saltus Balzac CHAPTER I. THE VAGARIES OF GENIUS “Great minds are bravely eccentric; they scorn the beaten track.” – Goldsmith.In the city of Tours, in whose gabled streets there lingers still some memory of la belle Impéria, Honoré de Balzac was born on the 20th of May, 1799.His child...

The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue IncidentSaltus Edgar The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident THE PERFUME OF EROS CHAPTER I A MAN OF FASHION "ROYAL," said the man's mother that evening, "are you still thinking of Fanny Price?"It was in Gramercy Park. As you may or may not know, Gramercy P...

The MonsterThe Monster I When the clergyman had gone, the bride turned.Before her was an open window before which was the open sea. In the air was a tropical languor, a savour of brine, the scent of lilies, the sound of mandolins that are far away. Below, in the garden, were masses of scarlet, hi...

Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and ModernSaltus Edgar Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern PART I I SUPER FLUMINA BABYLONIS The first created thing was light. Then life came, then death. In between was fear. But not love. Love was absent. In Eden there was none. Ada...

The Philosophy of DisenchantmentSaltus Edgar The Philosophy of Disenchantment CHAPTER I THE GENESIS OF DISENCHANTMENT The trite and commonplace question of contentment and dissatisfaction is a topic which is not only of every-day interest, but one which in recent years has so claimed the attentio...

Mr. Incoul's MisadventureEdgar Saltus Mr. Incoul's Misadventure CHAPTER I. MR. INCOUL When Harmon Incoul’s wife died, the world in which he lived said that he would not marry again. The bereavement which he had suffered was known to be bitter, and it was reported that he might betake himself to s...

Eden: An EpisodeEdgar Saltus Eden: An Episode I It was not until Miss Menemon's engagement to John Usselex was made public that the world in which that young lady moved manifested any interest in her future husband. Then, abruptly, a variety of rumors were circulated concerning him. It was said, ...

The Paliser caseEdgar Saltus The Paliser case I The murder of Monty Paliser, headlined that morning in the papers, shook the metropolis at breakfast, buttered the toast, improved the taste of the coffee.Murdered! It seemed too bad to be false. Moreover, there was his picture, the portrait of a yo...

A Transient Guest, and Other EpisodesA Transient Guest, and Other Episodes I Since the Koenig Wilhelm, of the Dutch East India Service, left Batavia, the sky had been torpidly blue, that suffocating indigo which seems so neighborly that the traveller fancies were he a trifle taller he could touch...