A Fickle Widow part 1
A Fickle Widow (Anonymous: 15th Century A.D., or before)
A Fickle Widow, which also appeared originally in the Marvellous Tales, presents a striking contrast to...
The Eclipse part 1
Selma Lagerlof (1858-1940)
Selma Lagerlof came of a family of landowners, from that part of rural Sweden which she described in many of her most...
Henrik and Rosalie part 7
The head of the household was absent on a hunting party. He may not have been a very interesting man, but even a less...
Henrik and Rosalie part 6
He deliberated for a moment, trying to find his bearings, and as he considered carefully everything that had happened, he remembered suddenly that the...
Henrik and Rosalie part 5
“Is that so!” said the farmer.
“Yes, that is so. And now let me get back to town immediately.”
“Go ahead,” replied the farmer. “Nobody is...
Henrik and Rosalie part 4
One day, not long afterwards, a man from the neighboring country drove up in front of the house and asked the doctor to follow...
Henrik and Rosalie part 3
And now it was all over! For among the qualities which heretofore he had hardly noticed or appreciated in her, one trait now seemed...
Henrik and Rosalie part 2
“You know,” continued Rosalie`s aunt. “I had really no control over her plans. She was here only on a visit and if she wanted...
Henrik and Rosalie part 1
Meyer Aron Goldschmidt (1819-1887)
Goldschmidt was for the greater part of his life actively engaged in editorial work. As editor of a satirical and political...
Galgano part 4
No longer venturing to refuse, he sent a grateful answer back that he would very willingly attend. And having heard tidings of Messer Stricca`s...
