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“What a number of bond robberies there have been lately,” I observed one morning, laying aside the newspaper. “Poirot, let us forsake the science of…

The Schartz-Metterklume Method by H.H. Munro (SAKI) Lady Carlotta stepped out on to the platform of the small wayside station and took a turn or…

Quand un bon vin meuble mon estomac Je suis plus savant que Balzac- Plus sage que Pibrac; Mon brass seul faisant l’attaque De la nation…

A few words (they must be few for lack of space) may usefully be added, by way of advice, to persons proposing to choose a…

OINOS. Pardon, Agathos, the weakness of a spirit new-fledged with immortality! AGATHOS. You have spoken nothing, my Oinos, for which pardon is to be demanded.…

I “What our country needs most in its treatment of the race problem,” observed Mr. Cicero Clayton at one of the monthly meetings of the…

Of the thousand problems which face the reserve officer, that of discipline is probably the most interesting, the most perplexing, and the most novel. In…

“You hard-headed, dunder-headed, obstinate, rusty, crusty, musty, fusty, old savage!” said I, in fancy, one afternoon, to my grand uncle Rumgudgeon shaking my fist at…

The Wondrous Cow (A Tale From India) Once upon a time, a famous sage lived in a hermitage in India. His name was Vasishtha, and…

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.…

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…

“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:…