Three Short Works

Three Short Works is a collection of novellas by Gustave Flaubert. The short stories "A Simple Soul", "Saint Julian the Hospitalier," and "Dance of Death". "The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitalier" - Julian is expected at birth to do great things. His father is told that he will marry into the family of a great ruler, while his mother is told he will be a saint. However, Julian joins a band of drifters, and they eventually expand into a huge army under his control...