Lulu`s Triumph part 6
“What are you doing here, Donna Sofia Santangelo? Are you reading?”
“Yes, I was reading.”
“And you did not even care to stand on the balcony?”
“And...
Michael IV part 6
If he did no harm to a soul, yet in his dealings with the people he assumed a fierce expression which terrified one and...
Michael IV part 22
The Escape Of Alousianus To Bulgaria
45. The war had not yet broken out when a most astonishing thing happened — something nearly as amazing...
Eumieus` Tale 1
The story below has been copied from www.doholiday.com. You can read the rest of the story on Eumieus Tale.
Ancient Greece
There is no land without...
Lulu`s Triumph part 7
“No; he is going to his club, where there is a directors` meeting. I am going to profit by it and go to the...
Michael IV part 7
14. It has often been a cause of surprise to me, when I have sat with him at banquets, to observe how a man,...
Michael IV part 23
He referred to his father in an impersonal way, as though he himself was a member of another family. He then proceeded to speak...
Phineus And The Harpies 1
Apollonius of Rhodes (3rd Century B.c.)
Although he was a late writer in the epic form, Apollonius treated ancient mythical material, but from the standpoint...
Lulu`s Triumph part 8
“Lulu did not expect you—I am sorry—”
“Oh, it does not matter,” interrupted Roberto.
The interruption was too quick, and hardly flattering to the absent one....
Michael IV part 8
16. So much then for the brothers. Let us return to the emperor. For some time he treated Zoe with marked consideration, but that...
