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Description
An eccentric scientist lies dead in his coffin reflecting on the past and his last experiment--collecting random incidents from human history and finding the underlying pattern that connects them. His reveries lead him to tell two other tales--one of a doomed lighthouse keeper on a Swedish... read more
First Sentence
begin. The old man was finally dead, and he had a splendid funeral.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Erik Fosnes Hansen (Author)
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