Table of contents Introduction My visitor The years roll by The sherd of amenartas The squall The head of Ethiopian An early Christian Ceremony Ustane sings The feast and after! A little foot Speculations The plain of KÔR "She" AYESHA Unveils A soul in hell AYESHA gives Judgment The Tombs of KÔR The balance turns Go, woman! Give me a black goat! Triumph! The dead and living meet Job has a presentiment The Temple of Truth Walking the plank The spirit of life What we saw We leap Over the mountain
IN EARTH AND SKIE AND SEA
STRANGE THYNGS THER BE
[Doggerel couplet from the Sherd of Amenartas]
I inscribe this history to ANDREW LANG in token of personal regard and of my sincere admiration for his learning and his works