The Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William) 1865-1933 creator text utu 2014 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Mystery of Choice" by Robert W. Chambers is a collection of short stories published in 1897. Set primarily in the atmospheric landscapes of Brittany, France, these interconnected tales blend natural beauty with macabre and eerie elements. The collection follows American protagonist Dick Darrel through three stories involving butterfly collecting rivalries, beetle observations, and priestly curses, while other tales explore ghostly transformations, uncanny islands, and mysterious creatures. The final piece is a poem about forgiveness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) The purple emperor -- Pompe funèbre -- The messenger -- The white shadow -- Passeur -- The key to grief -- A matter of interest -- Envoi. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mystery_of_Choice Release date is 2014-08-13 Produced by Robert Cicconetti and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Original publication data not identified Short stories, American Horror tales, American American fiction -- 19th century PS Original publication data not identified 06023334 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46581 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46581 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134053.0 46581