Millhauser, Steven

Presents three novellas, one about a woman who takes revenge upon her dead husband's former lover; the second a romantic tale about a love lesson learned by Don Juan on a country estate in England; and the third a retelling of the tragedy of Tristan and Iseult.

A group of people, mannequins, and dolls, are awakened and called to adventure by the strange enchanted pull of the almost full moon.

Martin Dressler rises quickly through the business world of nineteenth century New York City, going from a helper in his dad's cigar store to owner of the Grand Cosmo hotel, which represents the fulfillment of his dreams, but also leads him to financial ruin.

Jeffrey Cartwright, best friend and biographer of young genius Edwin Mullhouse, chronicles every stage of Edwin's brief life, from his preverbal experiments with language, to his early demise at age eleven.

A fantasy novella on the happenings in a Connecticut town one moonlit night. Two people romance, a woman pines for her lover, teens break into a house, a store mannequin comes to life. By the author of Martin Dressler.

Martin Dressler rises quickly through the business world of nineteenth-century New York City, going from a helper in his dad's cigar store to owner of the Grand Cosmo hotel, which represents the fulfillment of his dreams, but also leads him to financial ruin.