The Virtuous Daughter-In-Law part 3
Ever since Shan-hu had been sent away, Ta-ch`eng`s mother had been endeavoring to get him another wife; but the fame of her temper had...
The Virtuous Daughter-In-Law part 2
I had better die.” Thereupon she drew a pair of scissors and stabbed herself in the throat, covering herself immediately with blood. The servant...
The Virtuous Daughter-In-Law part 1
P`u Sung-Ling (1622—1679?)
The Strange Stories of P`u Sung-Ling have delighted all classes in China for over two centuries, but about their editor we have...
Regin`s Tale part 2
Thereon he laid hands on them, and doomed them to such ransom, as that they should fill the otter skin with gold, and cover...
Regin`s Tale part 1
Regin`s Tale (Anonymous: 12th Century)
The Volsmga Saga, one of the most beautiful and highly finished of all the many Icelandic sagas, is a composite...
The Triple Warning part 3
The youth shrugged his shoulders:
“How, Oin visible spirit, can I deny that all this that thou prophesiest will come to pass, since on earth...
The Triple Warning part 2
Where upon came a great sound as of thunder from the mountain sides, and at the same time exceeding close at hand:
“Youth, thou arrest!”...
The Triple Warning part 1
Arthur Schnitzler (1862 – 1931)
Arthur Schnitzler, born in Vienna in 1862, was one of the most distinguished figures in Austrian literature, and a dramatist...
Sorcery and Art
The Periodical worthy of being collected opens the doors of mysterious worlds to the reader by going into the depths of “Sorcery and Art”.
The...
The Price of Water
Vienna can boast the world`s best tap water. But is that a reason to charge for a glass of it at a restaurant?
An acquaintance...
