This second volume of short fiction by the Meiji-Taisho writer Izumi Kyoka. It includes the novella ""Uta andon"" (A story by lantern light), the bizarre, antipsychological story ""Mayu kakushi no rei"" (A quiet obsession), and Kyoka's hauntingly erotic final work, ""Rukoshinso"" (The heartvine), as well as discussions of each of these three tales.