The Massacre of the Innocents part 1
Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949)
MauriceMaeterlinck was born at Ghent in 1862. He studied for the law, but left forParis after a short career as a lawyer....
The Silver Hilt part 6
A soft, creeping noise could be heard, as the ladies, with their fingers on their lips, slipped away from behind the curtains.
“I have loved...
The Silver Hilt part 5
She lay resting on a large sofa when the Red Bone (that was what they called the Scarlet Count among themselves) entered the room....
The Silver Hilt part 4
The Count opened his eyes wide. He was known as an admirer of feminine charms, but had never had any success with ladies of...
The Silver Hilt part 3
Thus wailed the Maestro, bending to the floor again and again to stroke his long whiskers.
Suddenly, in the midst of his distress, he heard...
The Silver Hilt part 2
The Maestro looked at this bit of gold and scratched his head. Count Scarlet had flown into a violent temper the night before. He...
The Silver Hilt part 1
Ferenc Molnar (1878-1952)
Molnar was born in 1878 in Budapest, the son, according to the translator of his plays, “of a Jewish medical practioner. He...
The Legend of Pygmalion Part 6
VI. The Melody of Grief
A pale dawn hovered. With the first gleams the sea awoke, stretching its golden scales. Across the heavens as purple...
The Legend of Pygmalion Part 5
V. Fever
And because on one dazzling morning the light revealed her de-formation, Pygmalion foresaw her inevitable fate. Without wakening her, when night came he...
The Legend of Pygmalion Part 4
IV. Weariness
Thought Pygmalion, not daring to say it in words: “O godly form, despite your divine origin, you shall die. Worm and rot, instead...
