The Human Telegraph part 1
Boleslav Prus (Alexander Glowacki) (1847-1912)Alexander Glowacki, known and loved among his people under the pen-name Prus, was born near Lublin in Poland, in 1847....
The Invisible Wound part 8
“Then she said that she had entrusted a bundle of letters to my late wife; she could not possibly keep them at her own...
The Invisible Wound part 7
“We chatted, had supper together and went to bed as usual, each in Our own room. I had by that time decided upon a...
The Invisible Wound part 6
“I can`t say what it was that brought me to the belief that this was but pretense. Man is foolish enough to seek misery...
The Invisible Wound part 5
“I never experienced or heard anything like this before.”There was nothing to be done but to repeat the operation. Everything passed off as it...
The Invisible Wound part 4
“Stop,” he shouted, afraid lest the sufferer should sever a vein. “Since you believe it must be done, very well, I`ll do it.”He then...
The Invisible Wound part 3
“Is that where it hurts?”“Yes. Terribly.”“Do you feel the pressure when I place my finger on it?”The man could not answer, but the tears...
The Invisible Wound part 2
The Invisible WoundEarly one morning before the famous surgeon was even out of his bed he received an urgent caller who insisted that his...
The Invisible Wound part 1
HungaryIntroductionIt would be possible to begin the history of the short story in Hungary with the transplanted legends of St. Francis in the Ehrenfeld...
The Deaf Satyr part 4
I, then, tell you that Orpheus has sung well, and is of the elect of the gods. His music intoxicated the whole forest. The...
