The Old Man`s Tale of the Queer Client part 4
“She had fainted one evening in her husband`s arms, and he had borne her to the open window, to revive her with the air,...
The Old Man`s Tale of the Queer Client part 3
“The father and mother looked on upon this, and upon each other, with thoughts of agony they dared not breathe in words. The healthy,...
The Old Man`s Tale of the Queer Client part 2
“Many eyes, that have long since been closed in the grave, have looked round upon that scene lightly enough, when entering the gate of...
The Old Man`s Tale of the Queer Client part 1
Charles Dickens (1812—1870)The son of a government clerk, Charles Dickens was born at Portsea in 1812. His family moved to London shortly after his...
The Shipwreck of Simonides 1
Phaedrus (15 B.C.?—55 A.D.?)It was the chief distinction of this writer to have collected the Fables of Jesop (or whoever it was who wrote...
The Prodigal Son 1
The Prodigal Son (From the New Testament, Luke XV)The prodigal is a parable, spoken by Jesus in praise of forgiveness. It is one of...
The Jewish Mother 1
Biblical LiteratureIt is not surprising that the stories scattered so profusely through the Bible, the Apocrypha, and the Talmud, should be mostly moral tales....
The Haunted House 2
IntermingleOn being thus left to himself, he marked the spot with some grass and leaves which he plucked. Next day he applied to the...
The Dove and the Crow 2
But the crow insisted. Matters of personal interest and friendship, he said, are decided by our inclination. We do not consider distance or the...
The Ass in the Lion`s Skin 2
Nothing whatsoever is known of the author or authors of the particular collection from which this story is taken. It is reprinted from Buddhist...
