03491cam a22003493u 4500 77376 UtSlPG 20260610134807.0 m cr n 260607r20251902utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Leland, Charles Godfrey, 1824-1903 Flaxius Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2025-12-01 Introduction -- Flaxius and the fairy -- Flaxius and the god -- Flaxius and Rooseveldt -- Flaxius and Hamlet -- How Flaxius made the fortune of Eadward the grandson of Aeolfric -- Flaxius and Asmodeus -- Flaxius in Florence -- Flaxius and the Emperor Julian -- Flaxius in Hades -- Flaxius and Adelindè -- Flaxius and the were-wolf -- Flaxius and Breitmann -- Flaxius in India -- The wonderful story of Miss Jesabelle Rockhard -- How Flaxius sat as judge with a jury of twelve devils -- Flaxius and the bookseller -- Flaxius in the future -- The evanishment of Flaxius -- Breitmann's last ballad. Hendrik Kaiber, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Flaxius" by Charles Godfrey Leland is a collection of philosophical fantasy tales written in the early 20th century. It follows Flaxius, an immortal, witty magus-philosopher, as he wanders through ages meeting fairies, gods, historic figures, and literary heroes, blending folklore, satire, and moral reflection. The tone is erudite and playful, and the episodes meditate on courtesy, humour, belief, and human progress. The opening of the book frames the work as a suite of linked sketches, then begins with Flaxius in ancient Etruria rescuing a scorned woman who proves to be a penitent high spirit; she rewards him with a home among the fairies and the choice to live on in health and wisdom, effectively making him immortal. Next, in “Flaxius and the God,” an Aryan sage leads him to a hidden shrine where an archaic deity teaches that life’s paradoxes and contradictions are the root of humour; Flaxius weighs this hard material wisdom against Indian nirvanic escape and resolves to master earthly understanding first. “Flaxius and Rooseveldt” recasts a modern statesman as a legendary lord who bravely dines with a despised outsider despite public outrage, earning Flaxius’s praise and a celebratory ballad. In “Flaxius and Hamlet,” the sage lectures at Wittenberg, befriends the prince, and takes him to a fairy revel where the Queen of Faerie promises his life will be immortalized by a great poet; Hamlet wakes at dawn with a token ring. The section closes as a new tale begins, with Flaxius aiding a worthy woodman, Eadward, by conjuring a feast and pledging practical help, provided the man remains honest and kind. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: London: Philip Wellby, 1902 Fantasy fiction American wit and humor Immortality -- Fiction https://archive.org/details/flaxiusleaves00lelarich/page/n7 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77376 118096 118096