One Autumn Night part 2
The evening was approaching, the rain was falling, and the wind blew violently from the north. It whistled in the empty booths and shops,...
The History of Susanna 1
The History of Susanna (From The Apocrypha)Susanna was originally a part of the Book of Daniel, but was set apart as apocryphal, because it...
Lulu`s Triumph part 4
But this afternoon he lay stretched out in an armchair, one leg crossed over the other, a book in his hand, with the fixed...
One Autumn Night part 3
The girl looked at me, and the terror in her eyes gradually died out.She shook the sand from her hands, adjusted her cotton head-gear,...
The Jewish Mother 1
Biblical LiteratureIt is not surprising that the stories scattered so profusely through the Bible, the Apocrypha, and the Talmud, should be mostly moral tales....
Lulu`s Triumph part 5
We shall take a trip through Italy, but without haste, taking short journeys, enjoying every comfort, stopping where we please, seeing even the most...
One Autumn Night part 4
In a monotonous tone she set about calculating our discoveries.“A basketful of bottles thick furs a sunshade an iron pail.”All this was uneatable. I...
The Prodigal Son 2
Music and danceNow his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and...
Lulu`s Triumph part 6
“What are you doing here, Donna Sofia Santangelo? Are you reading?”“Yes, I was reading.”“And you did not even care to stand on the balcony?”“And...
One Autumn Night part 5
Our position beneath the shelter of the skiff was utterly devoid of comfort; it was narrow and damp, tiny cold drops of rain dribbled...