Best known for his non-fiction and biographies, Richard Garnett published this collection of his short stories in 1888. The Twilight of the Gods and Other Tales includes the title story, in which a mortal girl meets Prometheus on a mountain top; "The Demon Pope," in which a Pope makes good on a favor owed to Lucifer, "Alexander the Ratcatcher," in which Alexander the Eighth enlists the aid of a mysterious rat-killer; "The Elixir of Life," in which the sage Aboniel issues a challenge to his seven trusted disciples; "The Philosopher and the Butterflies," in which a scholar holds discourse with insects in the garden; and twenty-three other tales.
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Richard Garnett created this tongue-in-cheek fantasy collection as a salute to the classics and such values as reason, moderation, and learning. In the title story, he takes the side of Prometheus, who gave fire to man, and the entirety of the Greek pantheon as their quarrels are supplanted by the enthusiasms of a new era. In "The Demon Pope," Sylvester II's love of wisdom and learning allow him to easily best Old Lucifer.
Garnett gently pokes fun at humanity at its worst, suggesting that foolishness may be our predominant sin. The stories produce smiles and modest chuckles, their final message a sense of wistful optimism -- perhaps all is not lost. I first came across this collection while in graduate school, close to 35 years ago. I'm pleased to see it in print and readily available.
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Madam Lucifer, Alexander the Eighth, Palace of Illusion, Alexander the Sixth, Cardinal Barbadico, Elixir of Life, Holy Father, Principal Bonze, Appartamento Borgia, Bishop Addo, Lady Adeliza, New York, Second Bonze, Bishop Gaddo, Bishop of Amalfi, Lacrima Christi, Princess Miriam, Elixir of Immortality, Jupiter Capitolinus, Sleeping Beauty New!
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Madam Lucifer, Alexander the Eighth, Palace of Illusion, Alexander the Sixth, Cardinal Barbadico, Elixir of Life, Holy Father, Principal Bonze, Appartamento Borgia, Bishop Addo, Lady Adeliza, New York, Second Bonze, Bishop Gaddo, Bishop of Amalfi, Lacrima Christi, Princess Miriam, Elixir of Immortality, Jupiter Capitolinus, Sleeping Beauty New!
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