The Man and the Snake part 1
Ambrose Bierce (1839-1914)
Bierce was born in Ohio in 1839. He served as an officer in the Civil War, and in 1866 went to California,...
The Story of an Heir part 3
His affliction would have been insupportable, had not he been comforted by the daily visits and conversations of his friend. As they were one...
Victory over the Turks part 27
For these erring Bogomils believe that they can bear any suffering without feeling pain, as the angels forsooth will pluck them out of the...
The Man and the Snake part 2
A snake in a. bedroom of a modern city dwelling of the better sort is, happily, not so common a phenomenon as to make...
Victory over the Turks part 28
IX Let this be sufficient about that miracle. I wished to expound the whole heresy of the Bogomils, but ‘modesty prevents me,’ as the...
The Man and the Snake part 3
Beyond a smart shock of surprise and a shudder of mere loathing, Mr. Brayton was not greatly affected. His first thought was to ring...
Victory over the Turks part 29
Then all the Bogomils accused of heresy were placed together in the centre and the Emperor commanded each to be examined again. Some confessed...
The Man and the Snake part 4
Brayton lifted his right foot free of the floor to step backward. That moment he felt a strong aversion to doing so.
“I am accounted...
Victory over the Turks part 14
When day dawned Monolycus with the same intention ordered the Turks to do the same as before. In the meantime Clitziasthlan, the Sultan, arrived,...
Victory over the Turks part 30
X However all the members of the holy synod and the chief monks, as well as the patriarch of that time, Nicholas, decreed that...
