Publisher's Synopsis
This is a collection of three stories, which includes small tales.
So the fairy tale "The Story of a Lie" talks about how, having returned to England after a trip to Paris, young Richard Nasby quarrels with his father.
He also reduces acquaintance with Esther, whom he soon falls in love with. Another tale, "The Body Snatcher," tells how a lonely living in the small town of Fetts accidentally meets a person from his past - visiting London doctor McFerlen.