EBOOK ORPHEUS IN MAYFAIR AND OTHER ***
Produced by Dagny; Emma Dudding; John Bickers
ORPHEUS IN MAYFAIR AND OTHER STORIES AND SKETCHES
BY
MAURICE BARING
TO ETHEL SMYTH
NOTE
Most of the stories and sketches in this book have appeared in the
_Morning Post_. One of them was published in the _Westminster Gazette_.
I have to thank the editors and proprietors concerned for their kindness
in allowing me to republish them.
CONTENTS
Orpheus in Mayfair
The Cricket Match
The Shadow of a Midnight
Jean Francois
The Flute of Chang Liang
"What is Truth?"
A Luncheon-Party
Fete Galante
The Garland
The Spider's Web
Edward II. At Berkeley Castle
The Island
The Man Who Gave Good Advice
Russalka
The Old Woman
Dr. Faust's Last Day
The Flute-Player's Story
A Chinaman on Oxford
Venus
The Fire
The Conqueror
The Ikon
The Thief
The Star
Chun Wa
ORPHEUS IN MAYFAIR
Heraclius Themistocles Margaritis was a professional musician. He was a
singer and a composer of songs; he wrote poetry in Romaic, and composed
tunes to suit rhymes. But it was not thus that he earned his daily
bread, and he was poor, very poor. To earn his livelihood he gave
lessons, music lessons during the day, and in the evening lessons in
Greek, ancient and modern, to such people (and these were rare) who
wished to learn these languages.
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