The Opal, and Other Stories

These tales - sc-fi, ghost-stories, gothic fables, oriental allegories -
were written in the first decade of the century and are now translated
for the first time.They make a magnificent introduction to his bizarre
genius, which combined the sharp Bohemian scepticism of his contemporary
Kafka with the mordant humour and outreach of Swift.
Independent on Sunday 
"Meyrink's short stories epitomised the non-plus-ultra of all modern writing. Their magnificent colour,  their spine-chilling and bizarre inventiveness, their aggression, their
succinctness of style, their overwhelming originality of ideas, which is so evident in every sentence and phrase that there seem to be no  lacunae." Max Brod 
"His stories recall Gogol in their black, humorous vigour." The European Books of the Year