Grendel`s Raid Part 4
Then Hygelac`s brave kinsman was mindful of his evening speech: he stood erect and grasped him tight,—his fingers burst. The monster was moving out;...
Grendel`s Raid Part 3
Grendel`s Raid (From Beowulf)Then came Grendel, advancing from the moor, under the misty slopes; God`s anger rested on him. The deadly foe thought to...
Grendel`s Raid Part 2
Between the age of Elizabeth and that of Anne there is little to record. With the advent of Addison and Defoe a new epoch...
Grendel`s Raid Part 1
Great BritainThe history of the short story in Great Britain can be traced back to the very earliest epoch, before even the formation of...
That Brute Simmons part 6
“Well,” said Ford, suddenly, “time`s short, an` this ain`t business. I won`t be `ard on you, matey. I ought prop`ly to stand on my...
That Brute Simmons part 5
On the landing Ford clutched at his arm, and asked, in a hoarse whisper: “Ow long `fore she`s back?”“ `Bout a hour, I expect,”...
That Brute Simmons part 4
A man was loitering on the pavement, and prying curiously about the door. His face was tanned, his hands were deep in the pockets...
That Brute Simmons part 3
“Ho yus,” she retorted, “you`re very consid`rit I dessay sittin` there actin` a livin` lie before your own wife, Thomas Simmons, as though I...
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...
