In this, the first English translation of Pirandello’s first published work, three short stories explore the sorrow of unfulfilled, unspoken love. Originally published in Italy in 1894. A landlord falls in love with a tenant who is tied to another and cannot return his love; the perfect woman organizes her friends’ weddings yet cannot find love herself; the eternal love triangle separates two lifelong friends—in each of these tales, Pirandello captures all the pain and tragedy of loveless love. A poignant work of frozen beauty. Nobel Prize–winner Luigi Pirandello is one of Italy’s most distinguished and influential literary figures.