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...
The Torture of Hope part 2
Perhaps Infinite Mercy will shine upon you at the last moment! We must hope so. There are examples. So sleep in peace to-night. To-morrow...
History of Bulgaria part 13
Bulgarian is the only language in the Slavonic group, which forms the comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives, of some nouns and verbs with...
The Outcasts of Poker Flat Part 2
Mr. Oakhurst was right in supposing that he was included in this category. A few of the committee had urged hanging him as a...
St. John`s Eve part 9
Then he parted the thorn-bushes with a knotty stick, and before him stood a tiny farmhouse. Basavriuk smote it with his fist, and the...
The Torture of Hope part 3
Suddenly the sound of a sandaled foot approaching reached his ears. He trembled violently, fear stifled him, his sight grew dim. Well, it was...
History of Bulgaria part 14
Until the adoption of Islam and the implementation of the Arab alphabet in Volga Bulgaria, the people used the runic script. The existence of...
The Outcasts of Poker Flat Part 3
The road to Sandy Bar a camp that, not having as yet experienced the regenerating influences of Poker Flat, consequently seemed to offer some...
St. John`s Eve part 10
“What did you promise for the girl?” thundered Basavriuk; and like a shot he was on his back. The witch stamped her foot; a...
The Torture of Hope part 4
Forward! He must hasten toward that goal which he fancied (ab¬surdly, no doubt) to be deliverance, toward the darkness from which he was now...