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 11
Yet, in the second half of the 11th century, one can see clearly the differences between the “old” Bulgarians and the “new” ones, who...
History of Bulgaria part 27
That caused two problems, which are significant from the point of view of the analysis of a civilization. The first one is related to...
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 12
The situation in Central and Western Europe, where Latin stayed in the church, science and state offices but where, in all other domains, it...
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...
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...
