"Tales of Destiny" by Edmund Mitchell is a collection of stories that come together to create a colorful and magical world full of exotic people and creatures. The tales in this collection are: The Maid of Jhalnagor. Told by the Rajput Chief, The Hollow Column. Told by the Tax-Collector, What the Stars ordained. Told by the Astrologer, The Spirit Wail. Told by the Merchant, The Blue Diamonds. Told by the Fakir, The Tiger of the Pathans. Told by the Afghan General, Her Mother Love. Told by the Physician, and The Sacred Pickaxe. Told by the Magistrate.