True Relation of the Apparition of One Mrs Veal part 6
Then she related the whole story to Captain Watson`s family; what gown she had on, and how striped; and that Mrs. Veal told her...
Two Miracles part 3
She had made her will in favor of the Church of the Miracles, and day and night besought the merciful Madonna to give her...
King Rhampsinitus and the Thief 1
Herodotus (484—424 B.C.)
Herodotus, the Father of History, is celebrated as a teller of tales. These he introduced into his History partly for purposes of...
True Relation of the Apparition of One Mrs Veal part 7
Mrs. Bargrave never varies in her story, which puzzles those who doubt of the truth, or are unwilling to believe it. A servant in...
Two Miracles part 4
In contrast with all this solemnity, the frivolous minded were indulging in one of their native dances, the “duru-duru,” on the opposite side of...
The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse 1
Jesop (6th Century, B.C.?)
Jesop was “not a poet,” says Gilbert Murray, “but the legendary author of a particular type of story.” This type is...
True Relation of the Apparition of One Mrs Veal part 8
And Mrs. Veal`s often drawing her hands over her eyes, and asking Mrs. Bargrave whether her fits had not impaired her, looks to me...
Two Miracles part 5
The mass began. Every one arose. The heat was intense, and the anticipation of the approaching ceremony held all spellbound.
Batora alone was not absorbed...
Horatius at the Bridge 1
Ancient Rome
It is a commonplace of literary history that Roman art was largely imitated or derived from the Greek, and in particular that Roman...
Maese Pfirez the Organist part 1
Gustavo Adolfo Becquer (1836—1870)
A native of Seville, Becquer ran away from home while still a boy, and went to Madrid, where for many years...
