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Bits of the Dead: A Zombie Anthology
Supernatural Tales: Excursions into Fantasy

Vernon Lee
Hauntings

Vernon Lee

I had longed these years and years to be in Italy to come face to face with the Past; and was this Italy was this the Past? I could have cried yes cried for disappointment when I first wandered about Rome with an invitation to dine at the German Embassy in my pocket and three or four Berlin and Munich Vandals at my heels telling me where the best beer and sauerkraut could be had and what the last article by Grimm or Mommsen was about.
The Snake Lady and Other Stories

Vernon Lee
Hauntings: Fantastic Stories

Vernon Lee

I had longed, these years and years, to be in Italy, to come face to face with the Past; and was this Italy, was this the Past? I could have cried, yes cried, for disappointment when I first wandered about Rome, with an invitation to dine at the German Embassy in my pocket, and three or four Berlin and Munich Vandals at my heels, telling me where the best beer and sauerkraut could be had, and what the last article by Grimm or Mommsen was about.