A Newyear`s Eve Confession part 4
“The devil!” exclaimed the old soldier in surprise; “then you were the cause of that touching farewell letter that Bianca sent me—in which she...
A Newyear`s Eve Confession part 3
The old soldier murmured something and lit his pipe.
“No, she was as pure as God`s angels,” continued the other. “It is you and I...
A Newyear`s Eve Confession part 2
My two old gentlemen sat half in the shadow of the green lampshade, moldering ruins both, from long past days, bowed and trembling, gazing...
A Newyear`s Eve Confession part 1
Hermann Sudermann (1857 – 1928)
Sudermann was born in East Prussia in 1857, and educated at the Universities of Konigsberg and Berlin. He was one...
The Story of Serapion part 9
“He then related a regular romance, with a plot and incidents such as only the most imaginative poet could have constructed. The characters and...
The Story of Serapion part 8
I have no dread of the terror of the deepest solitude. It is only there that a life like this can dawn upon the...
The Story of Serapion part 7
Our old discussion would go on forever. Then there is another point which you ought seriously to consider. You must, I should suppose, perceive...
The Story of Serapion part 6
And such is my fortune also. Every now and then there appear to me emissaries, sent by Satan, who try to persuade me that...
The Story of Serapion part 5
“ `That was so,` said Serapion, turning pale, and his eyes glowing with a somber fire. `But Serapion the martyr, had no connection with...
The Story of Serapion part 4
“Thus equipped, I set out one fine morning in search of my anchorite. “I found him working in his garden with hoe and spade,...
