Synopsis

An artist is preparing the Feast of Beauty and has to be sure that a crystal cup is part of it.

History

First publication: London Society, September 1872

Published as by Abraham Stoker.

Review

This is a strange story, surreal. I think this places Stoker firmly in the Decadent movement at the turn of the century. The style of writing is more like poetry than prose. I think it is making a statement of how art can take us from reality.