That Brute Simmons part 2
Mrs. Simmons`s own virtues were native and numerous. She was a wonderful manager. Every penny of Tommy`s thirty-six or thirty-eight shillings a week was...
That Brute Simmons part 1
Arthur Morrison (1863-1945)Arthur Morrison is one of the few writers of his period—for he belongs to the “School” of the Nineties—whose work is still...
The Story of Devadatta 2
A travelerSo he remained in the veranda of an almshouse near, and at night he suddenly beheld a woman descending with a rope from...
The Raising of Lazarus 2
Martha met himNow Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him. The Jews then which...
The Matron of Ephesus 2
MaidservantBut she was ill-pleased by such commonplace consolation, and smote her breast more violently than ever, tearing out her hair and throwing it upon...
The Jackal 1
The Jackal (Anonymous: 14th Century A.D., or earlier)Nothing is known of the author of the Hitopadesa, a manual of didac-tic fables composed—on the basis...
The Haunted House 1
Pliny The Younger (62—113 A.D.)The Letters of Pliny the Younger (known in Latin as C. Plinius Caecilius Secundus) give a pleasant and varied picture...
The Dove and the Crow 1
The Dove And The Crow (Anonymous: 2nd Century B.C. or later)It is thought that the collection of fables now known as the Panchatantra had...
Rabbi Akiva 2
Rabbi AkivaThe Rabbis tell us that once the Roman Government made a decree forbidding Israel to study the law. Thereupon Pappus, son of Yehudah,...
Horatius at the Bridge 2
Horatius at the BridgeBy this time the Tarquins had fled to Lars Porsena, king of Clu- sium. There, with advice and entreaties, they besought...
