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,...
Sorcery and Art
The Periodical P worthy of being collected opens the doorsof mysterious worlds to the reader by going into the depths of “Sorcery andArt”.
The Periodical...
German Empire
What brought Turks to Germany was not the German Empire that formed an alliance with the Ottoman Empire and was destroyed together with it...
Lausus and Lydia part 2
She heard her father named, and at that name lifted up to heaven her fine eyes filled with tears. All hearts were moved. Mezentius...
Lausus and Lydia part 1
J. F. Marmontel (1723-1799)
Marmontel, born in the Limousin of artisan parents, came early into popular esteem, and, when only a boy, was awarded several...
The Son and his Friends part 4
And again he recounted all that had happened; and the good friend of his father directly said, that he would do all to save...
The Son and his Friends part 3
Some of them, indeed, said that they would go to solicit on his behalf; and others observed that they would do as much, and,...
The Son and his Friends part 2
The History
“My Lord Conde Lucanor,” said Patronio, “a certain good man had a son; and among other matters which he advised, he enjoined him...
The Son and his Friends part 1
Juan Manuel (1380 – 1347)
Prince Don Juan, son of the Infant Don Manuel, was one of the earliest writers in the Spanish vernacular. He...
