Deze romancyclus speelt zich af in het decadente Haagse milieu dat de schrijver kende als geen ander. Op ontroerende wijze beschrijft Couperus de onvermijdelijke en tragische neergang van de Haags-Indische familie Van Lowe. Eerste van vier delen.

Couperus (1863-1923) is considered one of the foremost figures in Dutch literature. First published in the original Dutch in 1902, this is the third of the four novels which make up "The Books of Small Souls". This edition is reprinted from the English translation published in 1917.

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