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...
Orpheus and Eurydice 2
Bloodless spirits
As he spoke and touched the strings of his lyre, the bloodless spirits wept. Tantalus no longer caught at the retreating water; the...
The Robbers of Egypt 1
Heliodorus (3rd Century, A.D.)
Heliodorus was one of the earliest writers of the novel, or romance. Though he lived long after the close of the...
Phineus And The Harpies 1
Apollonius of Rhodes (3rd Century B.c.)
Although he was a late writer in the epic form, Apollonius treated ancient mythical material, but from the standpoint...
Eumieus` Tale 1
The story below has been copied from www.doholiday.com. You can read the rest of the story on Eumieus Tale.
Ancient Greece
There is no land without...
The Story in it part 14
He looked rather cheerfully at sea. “Is that then why you tell me?” “I mean for her to know you know it. Therefore it`s...
The Story in it part 13
Her companion looked cheerful and secure. “How can you, without knowing?”“Oh, by guessing! It`s not?”
But that was as far as Mrs. Dyott could get....
The Story in it part 12
Maud repeated her motion. “Not so right, at all events, as he thinks he is. Or perhaps I can say,” she went on, after...
The Story in it part 11
Mrs. Dyott promptly echoed the question. “You have to be in, you know, to get out. So there you are already with your relation....
The Story in it part 10
Her listener gave these arguments his very best attention. “Of course you may call things anything you like speak of them as one thing...
