St. John`s Eve part 6
Recovering himself, he took his grandfather`s hunting whip from the wall, and was about to belabor Peter`s back with it, when Pidorka`s little six-year-old...
History of Bulgaria part 6
Throughout the centuries, the Bulgarian people were subjected to direct and indirect extermination. The sword of various invaders often caused that and for long...
History of Bulgaria part 22
One of the main questions concerning the early history of Volga Bulgaria, which is still to be answered by the historians, is why did...
St. John`s Eve part 7
My late grandfather`s aunt was somewhat surprised at seeing Peter at the tavern, at an hour when good men go to morning mass; and...
History of Bulgaria part 7
The Revival opened a new page in the formation of the modem Bulgarian Diaspora. The economic, political and military disturbances in the Ottoman Empire...
History of Bulgaria part 23
Statehood is obviously one of the historical passions of the Bulgarians. Except the Chinese, Persians and Italians, few others can pride themselves on the...
The Outcasts of Poker Flat Part 1
Bret Harte (1839-1902)
Francis Bret Harte was born at Albany in 1839, and after receiving an ordinary school education, went to California, in 1854. He...
St. John`s Eve part 8
“Do you see before you three hillocks? There are a great many kinds of flowers upon them. May some power keep you from plucking...
History of Bulgaria part 8
The social responsibility of the individual increased. Man, with his joys and sorrows, successes and failures, pressures and dreams, gradually became the bearer of...
History of Bulgaria part 24
At the time of Emperor Theodosius III, in 716, Kan Tervel concluded a beneficial contract, according to which Bulgarians and Byzantines were compelled to...
