"A series of nine fin de si cle stories of great power and picturesqueness . . . A more appalling tale than 'A Ghost of the Sea' has not been recounted for many years past, nor have the tragical potentialities of modern life . . . been more graphically illustrated than in 'Grass upon the Housetops, ' 'The Skirts of Chance, ' and 'False Equivalents.' As word-pictures they are simply masterpieces." - Daily Telegraph The very title of this...