The Door in the Wall in Bloomington, MN

The author wishes to thank McClure's Magazine, The Century Magazine and Harper's Magazine for their courtesy in permitting the re-publication of three stories in this collection. The last four stories in the volume, Paul's Case, A Wagner Matinée, The Sculptor's Funeral, "A Death in the Desert," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.