Michael IV part 21
The Emperor’s Bulgarian Expedition
43. This thought afflicted the emperor much more than physical suffering, and the harm it produced in him was quite different,...
The Ass in the Lion`s Skin 2
Nothing whatsoever is known of the author or authors of the particular collection from which this story is taken. It is reprinted from Buddhist...
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...
The Dove and the Crow 2
But the crow insisted. Matters of personal interest and friendship, he said, are decided by our inclination. We do not consider distance or the...
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...
The History of Susanna 1
The History of Susanna (From The Apocrypha)
Susanna was originally a part of the Book of Daniel, but was set apart as apocryphal, because it...
