This is a collection of short stories that centres on obsession and murder. This volume contains the following stories: Epimanes - Siope. A Fable - Hans Phaall - A Tale of Jerusalem - Von Jung - Loss of Breath - Metzengerstein - Berenice - Why the Little Frenchman Wears his Hand in a Sling - The Visionary - The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion