Saksagan
The Necklace part 1
Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893)
De Maupassant was born at the Chateau de Miromesnil in 1850. Distinguished though he is as a master of the novel...
Adios Cordera Part 5
A few days later the separation took place; the butcher came and brought the money agreed upon. He was asked by Anton to take...
Adios Cordera Part 4
Anton de Chinta appreciated this in an indefinite way, and conse-quently said nothing to the children of the necessity for selling the cow.
One Saturday...
Adios Cordera Part 3
But the railway and telegraph furnished incidents of only short duration, and these were soon swallowed up in the sea of solitude which surrounded...
Adios Cordera Part 2
“La Cordera,” having lived to a mature age, was more matter-of- fact than her companions. She held aloof from contact with the world and...
Adios Cordera Part 1
Leopoldo Alas (1852-1901)
Alas, who often wrote under the pseudonym of “Clarin,” was born at Zamora. Studying first for the law, he went to Madrid,...
Launcelot`s Tourney part 9
Thus were they fighting nigh an hour; for this Sir Mador was a full strong knight, and mightily proved in many strong battles. But,...
Launcelot`s Tourney part 8
And so he came to Sir Bors, and said, “Fair knight, I pray you, be not displeased, for here must a better knight than...
Launcelot`s Tourney part 7
And so when the King was come with the Queen, and many knights of the Round Table, then the Queen was put there in...
Launcelot`s Tourney part 6
Many knights anwered him again, and said, “As for our most noble King Arthur, we love him and honor him as well as ye...
