The Lighthouse Keeper of Aspinwall part 1
Poland
Introduction
Polish literature begins a thousand years ago, but until towards the middle of the last century there is very little prose fiction, and probably...
The Green Fly part 6
The Doctor closed his lips suddenly as if he had said something he had not intended to say.
“Nonsense. It`s none of my business. One...
The Green Fly part 5
“Old witch Rebek,” he said. “She lives two doors away from the Gals.”
The Doctor handed her two silver florins.
“I am in love with a...
The Green Fly part 4
“You`ll have to pay the three hundred, you know, whether I amputate your arm or not. It would be wasting money not to have...
The Green Fly part 3
“Oh, leave me alone,” he said as though he were tired of so much talk; turned to the wall, and closed his eyes.
The Doctor...
The Green Fly part 2
This was absolutely untrue. John Gal had never said a word; never even mentioned the bite unless he was asked, and even then he...
The Green Fly part 1
Kalman Mikszath (1849-1922)
Mikszath is all of the few Hungarian writers who is widely known outside his native land. An ardent patriot, he was all...
Baldr`s Bale part 4
The iEsir took the body of Baldr and brought it to the sea. Hring- horni is the name of Baldr`s ship: it was greatest...
Baldr`s Bale part 3
And Frigg took oaths to this purport, that fire and water should spare Baldr, likewise iron and metal of all kinds, stones, earth, trees,...
Baldr`s Bale part 2
Bjomson, a dramatist, poet, novelist, writer of stories, and political leader, was a great national figure, dominating the intellectual life of his country for...
