Beck sets her stories in the jungles of Ceylon, among Himalayan mountains, by Chinese seas and in ancient kingdoms long vanished. A Chinese tale of a sea of lilies, the bride of a god, a princess’s marriage, a wife who follows her husband into the wilderness, and a closing dialogue on the wisdom of the East all share her fascination with Asian religion and legend.
Richly coloured short fiction from a 1920s writer devoted to the spiritual traditions of Asia. Download the free EPUB.