Download or read book The Dead Lake, and Other Tales written by Paul Heyse and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dead Lake and Other Tales by Paul Heyes is about a strange traveler who stops at an inn throughout his journey. Excerpt: "Summer was at its height, yet in one corner of the Alps an icy cold wind revolted against its dominion and threatened to change the pouring rain into snowflakes. The air was so gloomy that even a house which stood about a hundred paces from the shore of the lake, could not be distinguished, although it was white-washed and twilight had hardly set in. A fire had been lit in the kitchen. The landlady was standing by it frying a dish of fish, while with one foot she rocked a cradle that stood beside the hearth. In the tap room, the landlord was lying on a bench by the stove, cursing the flies which would not let him sleep."