Bulgaria

Upon this the men of physic again consulted, and at length came to the resolution of pocketing their fees, “secundum artem.” Being all of...

“You cannot be serious,” said the first speaker. “By St. Comus, I know something of ulcers; and here, I maintain it, we have a...

He was obeyed; and, oh, charity! how didst thou shame those lordly prelates who think Heaven in debt to them, if they do but...

Mateo Aleman (1547 – 1614)Little is known of Aleman, though it is stated that he was a native of Seville and was employed in...

“It is your garden now, little children,” said the Giant, and he took a great axe and knocked down the wall. And when the...

Then the Hail stopped dancing over his head, and the North Wind ceased roaring, and a delicious perfume came to him through the open...

Then the Spring came, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds. Only in the garden of the Selfish Giant...

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)Wilde was bom in Dublin in 1854, the son of distinguished parents. His mother, Lady Wilde, was famous for her volumes of...

“The boatswain found me, as he said, an obstinate fellow: he swore he knew that I understood my business well, but that I shammed...

We had but an indifferent passage, for being all confined in the hold, more than a hundred of our people died for want of...