The Ring of Fate
The Ring of Fate (An English Fairy Tale) Once upon a time, a baron who possessed magical powers had a son whom he dearly loved.…
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King Midas and the Golden Touch
King Midas and the Golden Touch (A Greek Tale) Once upon a time, there lived a king named Midas who loved gold. King Midas had…
An International Row
“A simple child That lightly draws its breath, And feels its life in every limb, What should it know of kicking up a row” (Note:…
Eveline
Eveline by James Joyce SHE sat at the window watching the evening invade the avenue. Her head was leaned against the window curtains and in…
The Island Of The Fay
Nullus enim locus sine genio est. Servius. “LA MUSIQUE,” says Marmontel, in those “Contes Moraux” which in all our translations, we have insisted upon calling…
The Man In The Moon
The Man In The Moon by L. Frank Baum The Man in the Moon came tumbling down, And enquired the way to Norwich; He went…
Philosophy Of Furniture
In the internal decoration, if not in the external architecture of their residences, the English are supreme. The Italians have but little sentiment beyond marbles…
The Vengeance Of The Dead
It is a bad thing for a man to die with an unsatisfied thirst for revenge parching his soul. David Allen died, cursing Bernard Heaton…
Mystification
Slid, if these be your “passados” and “montantes,” I’ll have none o’ them. Ned Knowles. THE BARON RITZNER VON JUNG was a noble Hungarian family,…
Miss McMillan
“Come hop, come skip, fair children all, Old Father Time is in the hall. He’ll take you on his knee, and stroke Your golden hair…
A Tale Of Jerusalem
“Let us hurry to the walls,” said Abel-Phittim to Buzi-Ben-Levi and Simeon the Pharisee, “on the tenth day of the month Thammuz, in the year…
Purification
Eugene Caspilier sat at one of the metal tables of the Cafe Egalite, allowing the water from the carafe to filter slowly through a lump…
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