The Son and his Friends part 1
Juan Manuel (1380 – 1347)
Prince Don Juan, son of the Infant Don Manuel, was one of the earliest writers in the Spanish vernacular. He...
Julia Cahill`s Curse part 5
I`ve heard tell that he called her the evil spirit that set men mad. But most of the people that were there are dead...
Julia Cahill`s Curse part 4
And he went fairly wild when Julia told him the example she was going to set. He tried to keep his temper, sir, but...
Julia Cahill`s Curse part 3
And many`s the pound she had made for her parents at that counter. Michael Moran says to the father, `Now, what fortune are you...
Julia Cahill`s Curse part 2
“Didn`t she go into the mountains every night to meet the fairies, and who else could`ve given her the power to put a curse...
Julia Cahill`s Curse part 1
George Moore (1852-1933)
George Moore was born in County Mayo, in 1852, of a well-to-do family. At an early age he wished to become a...
The Story of Devadatta 1
Somadeva (Flourished about 1070 A.D.)
Somadeva (Soma with the Brahminical suffix deva) was a poet of Kashmir. His celebrated collection, the Ocean of Streams of...
The Prodigal Son 2
Music and dance
Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and...
The Jewish Mother 2
The literature of the New Testament (which was written in late Greek) is difficult to classify. It is Jewish, of course, but permeated by...
The History of Susanna 2
And the elders said:—“As we walked in the garden alone, this woman came in with two maids, and shut the garden doors, and sent...
