The Forty-Seven Ronins part 1
Japan
Introduction
In the Eighth Century A.D. (712) the annals of the chief families of Japan were collected in a work known as the Kojiki, or...
The Human Telegraph part 2
That evening the counselor was a caller at the home of Mr. Z —, whose entire life was passed in performing trifling services to...
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 Mysterious Picture part 5
“Very well,” said the Landgrave, and at his command the aforesaid notabilities appeared. Ulenspiegel took his stand in front of the curtain, which was...
The Mysterious Picture part 4
The lady went away, and now there appeared a young maid-of- honor, fair, fresh and comely, only that she lacked three teeth under her...
The Mysterious Picture part 2
The Mysterious Picture is found in Section 33 of the First Book. Translated by Geoffrey Whitworth in the volume, The Legend of Tyl Ulenspiegel,...
The Mysterious Picture part 1
Belgium
Introduction
It was not until 1880 that the Belgians could claim to have established an indisputably original literature of their own. Before that time a...
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...
