Project Gutenberg 2021-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 177 Le Gallienne, Richard 1866 1947 Gallienne, Richard Le LeGallienne, Richard 07036411 Little Dinners With the Sphinx, and Other Prose Fancies Little dinners with the Sphinx -- The death of the poet -- The butterfly of dreams -- My castle in Spain -- Once-upon-a-time -- The little joys of Margaret -- What's in a name -- Revisiting the glimpses of the moon -- Eva, the woodland, and I -- The dream documents. Chuck Greif & The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Little Dinners With the Sphinx, and Other Prose Fancies" by Richard Le Gallienne is a collection of prose reflections written in the early 20th century. The text features a series of philosophical and whimsical conversations between the narrator and a character known as the Sphinx, exploring themes of love, beauty, and the nature of existence against the backdrop of elegant dinner settings. The opening portion introduces a reunion between the narrator and the Sphinx after a considerable time apart. They engage in light-hearted yet profound discussions about their changes over the years, intertwining humor and sentimentality as they reminisce and reflect on sorrows and pleasures. The conversation flows into the realms of philosophy, touching on the mystical connections between gastronomy and human emotions. The narrative style evokes a sense of intimacy and wit, inviting readers into a world where intellectual banter and understated emotion coexist at the dinner table, setting the tone for a deeper exploration of human experience through the metaphor of dining. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories, English English fiction -- 20th century PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 289227 2025-07-25T13:46:40.501691 text/html 271303 2024-10-18T12:03:59 text/html 376017 2025-07-25T13:46:46.222679 application/epub+zip 378178 2025-07-25T13:46:41.774718 application/epub+zip 170449 2025-07-25T13:46:41.061697 application/epub+zip 472587 2025-07-25T13:46:49.224657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438744 2025-07-25T13:46:45.527685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231998 2022-09-29T07:47:04.995455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250635 2025-07-25T13:46:39.974697 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 230603 2024-10-18T12:03:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16558 2025-07-25T13:46:49.370644 application/rdf+xml 20503 2025-07-25T13:46:41.187688 image/jpeg 3321 2025-07-25T13:46:41.124699 image/jpeg 358880 2025-07-25T13:46:40.528677 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia