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Author:
Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, baron, 1878-1957.
Title:
The collected Jorkens. Volume two / Lord Dunsany ; edited by S.T. Joshi.
Edition:
1st ed.
Publisher:
Night Shade Books,
Copyright Date:
c2004
Description:
xxii, 375 p. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Jorkens, Joseph (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
Africa--Social life and customs.--Fiction.
Short stories, English.
Fantasy fiction, English.
Fantasy fiction.
Short stories.
Other Authors:
Joshi, S. T., 1958-
Contents:
Preface -- Ivory poacher. Preface -- Jorken's revenge -- Jorkens retires from business -- Jorkens handles a big property -- Invention of Dr. Caber -- Grecian singer -- Jorkens family emeralds -- Fishing story -- Jorkens in high finance -- Sign -- Angelic shepherd -- Neapolitan ice -- Development of the Rillswood estate -- Fancy man -- Lion and the unicorn -- Doubtful story -- Jorkens looks forward -- Jorkens among the ghosts -- Elephant shooting -- African magic -- Jorkens consults a prophet -- Matter of business -- Invention of the age -- Sultan, the monkey and the banana -- Pundleton's audience -- Fight in the drawing-room -- Ivory poacher.
Jorken's problem. Making fine weather -- Mgamu -- Haunting of Halahanstown -- Pale-green image -- Jorkens leaves prison -- Warning -- Sacred city of Krakovlitz -- Jorkens practises medicine and magic -- Jarton's disease -- On the other side of the sun -- Rebuff -- Jorken's ride -- Secret of the Sphinx -- Khamseen -- Expulsion -- Welcome -- By command of the Pharaoh -- Cricket problem -- Life's work -- Ingratiating smile -- Last bull -- Strange drug of Dr. Caber -- Deal with the devil -- Strategy at the billiards club -- Jorkens in Witch Wood -- Lost -- English magnifico -- Cleverness of Dr. Caber -- Fairy gold -- Royal dinner-- Fight with knives -- Out west -- In a dim room -- Appendix: After many a summer -- Jorken's problem.
Summary:
Second in the three volume set collecting all of Lord Dunsany's Jorkens stories.
ISBN:
9781892389565
1892389568
OCLC:
(OCoLC)56986238
Locations:
PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

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