Horatius at the Bridge 1
Ancient Rome
It is a commonplace of literary history that Roman art was largely imitated or derived from the Greek, and in particular that Roman...
The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse 1
Jesop (6th Century, B.C.?)
Jesop was “not a poet,” says Gilbert Murray, “but the legendary author of a particular type of story.” This type is...
Eumieus` Tale 2
The story below has been copied from docappadocia.com. You can read the rest of the story on Eumieus Tale.
Homer (About 1000 B.C.)
The first mention...
The District Doctor part 9
Well, I spent the whole night with her in this way. Before morning I went away, feeling as though I were mad. When I...
The District Doctor part 8
She did not speak; her fingers trembled in my hair; I listen; she is weeping. I began to soothe her, to assure 1 her....
The District Doctor part 7
The maid was sitting there too, and snoring away in full swing; I can`t find fault with the poor girl, though; she was worn...
The District Doctor part 6
I, too, on my side assure them that it`s nothing, but meantime my heart sinks into my boots. To add to our troubles, the...
The District Doctor part 5
But God Almighty did not make me a fool; I don`t take black for white; I know a thing or two; I could see...
The District Doctor part 4
She looked at me, and then took me by the hand. `I will tell you why I don`t want to die; I will tell...
The District Doctor part 3
I see a clean little room, a lamp in the corner; on the bed a girl of twenty, unconscious. She was in a burning...
