Saksagan
The Forty-Seven Ronins part 4
Shortly after this Takumi no Kami, who had sent no present, arrived at the castle, and Kotsuke no Suke turned him into ridicule even...
The Forty-Seven Ronins part 3
But the councilor went home, and was much troubled, and thought anxiously about what his prince had said. And as he reflected, it occurred...
The Forty-Seven Ronins part 2
The present version, translated by A. B. Mitford, is reprinted from The Fortnightly Review, London, 1870, by permission of Macmillan and Co., owners of...
The Forty-Seven Ronins part 1
Japan
Introduction
In the Eighth Century A.D. (712) the annals of the chief families of Japan were collected in a work known as the Kojiki, or...
The Human Telegraph part 2
That evening the counselor was a caller at the home of Mr. Z —, whose entire life was passed in performing trifling services to...
The Human Telegraph part 1
Boleslav Prus (Alexander Glowacki) (1847-1912)
Alexander Glowacki, known and loved among his people under the pen-name Prus, was born near Lublin in Poland, in 1847....
The Massacre of the Innocents part 8
Roundthe churchyard a multitude gathered in front of a long low green farmhouse. Theproprietor wept bitterly as he stood in his door-way. He was...
The Massacre of the Innocents part 7
Onefamily, who had concealed themselves in the cellar of a large house, stood atthe gratings and wildly lamented, while the father desperately brandished hispitchfork...
The Massacre of the Innocents part 6
Therehad been a kermesse in this house: relatives had come to feast on waffles,hams, and custards. At the sound of the smashing of windows...
The Massacre of the Innocents part 5
Theparishioners inquired of him in undertones, “What does he say? What is he goingto do?” Others, seeing the curt: in the orchard, emerged cautiously...
