Skobelef part 1
Johan Bojer (1872—1959)Born at Orkedalsovan, Bojer spent much of his early life in the rural districts of his country. He became interested in politics as a young man, and his first book was a...
Private Balkan trip
Wake your senses up with private Balkan tripA private Balkan trip in the Balkan countries means a good possibility to sink into the history of the region and put the pieces of the jigsaw...
Galgano part 4
No longer venturing to refuse, he sent a grateful answer back that he would very willingly attend. And having heard tidings of Messer Stricca`s departure for Perugia, he set out at a favorable hour...
Galgano part 3
The moment the latter had turned his back, our poor lover began to upbraid himself bitterly for not availing himself of the invitation, exclaiming, `What a wretch am I not to accept such an...
Galgano part 2
A prey to the excessive cruelty and indifference of one dearer to him than his own life, who neither noticed nor listened to him, he still followed her like her shadow, contriving to be...
Galgano part 1
Ser Giovanni (Flourished about 1380)This writer was called simply Ser Giovanni II Fiorentino, the Florentine. Very little is known about him, except that he was a notary who lived in Florence and began his...
He who Married a Dumb Wife
Frangois Rabelais (149-?-1553)Rabelais was born at Chinon in Touraine during the last years of the Fifteenth Century. He studied medicine at Montpellier and then went to Lyon, where he practised and began writing. It...
Little Red Riding-Hood part 2
The wolf began to run as fast as he could, taking the nearest way, and the little girl went by that farthest about, diverting herself in gath¬ering nuts, running after butterflies, and making nosegays...
Little Red Riding-Hood part 1
Charles Perrault (1628—1703)Perrault, one of several talented brothers who graced the age of Louis XIV, was a scholar, government official, and writer. He lived a life devoid of extraordinary events, except for the celebrated...
