The Green Fly part 1
Kalman Mikszath (1849-1922)
Mikszath is all of the few Hungarian writers who is widely known outside his native land. An ardent patriot, he was all...
The Deaf Satyr part 4
I, then, tell you that Orpheus has sung well, and is of the elect of the gods. His music intoxicated the whole forest. The...
The Deaf Satyr part 3
What forest better than the forest of the satyr, whom he would en-chant, where he would be held as a demigod; a forest all...
The Deaf Satyr part 2
He was a capricious satyr.
He had two court counselors: a lark and an ass. The first had lost her prestige when the satyr went...
The Deaf Satyr part 1
Nicaragua
Ruben Dario (1867-1916)
Ruben Dario is one of the few Spanish-American writers who have won international celebrity. He first became known as a boy poet,...
Skobelef part 7
Peter Lo was not quite so fortunate. He could not be happy except in the society of the stallion. He lost interest in work....
Skobelef part 6
At last the wild beast was forced between the shafts. As the reins were loosened he rose on his hind legs, and the lash...
Skobelef part 5
It was a great day for the horses, too. The mares under the ash trees lost their appetites and stood all the while arching...
Skobelef part 4
He came trotting along before the gig, a broad black hulk, his fetlocks dancing, his mane sweeping in billows down his neck, his eyes...
Skobelef part 3
The long line of vehicles came rolling in from the valleys. It picked up reinforcements at every crossroad until it was like a regular...
