Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales, The by STOCKTON, Frank R.

A collection of nine enchanting short stories filled with curious beasts and unexpected endings. Included are The Bee-Man of Orn; The Griffin and the Minor Canon; Old Pipes and the Dryad; The Queens Museum; Christmas Before Last: Or, The Fruit of the Fragile Palm; Prince Hassaks March; The Battle of the Third Cousins; The Banished King; and The Philopena(summary by Gryphon Perkins)