Grandfather`s Birthday Present part 6
Just then Henk came in. “Well, where is it?” he asked, with the self- importance of one who had thought of the idea in...
Grandfather`s Birthday Present part 5
In order that the old man should not suspect what they were doing, they walked about in their stocking feet; and in order not...
Grandfather`s Birthday Present part 4
“Well, I don`t think I can guess,” smiled the old man contentedly. Hoping that the two cents which he invariably received from the old...
Grandfather`s Birthday Present part 3
They were fourteen in all—one more than the unlucky number. The photographer said that he had seldom had the pleasure of seeing a liner...
Grandfather`s Birthday Present part 2
Mary was the second daughter. She had been separated from her husband (at the expense of the state!), and was now expecting her fourth...
Grandfather`s Birthday Present part 1
Herman Heijermans (1864-1934)
Herman Heijermans, Jr. made his literary debut in 1892 with a peasant novel, and though he continued to write fiction for many...
The Massacre of the Innocents part 8
Round the churchyard a multitude gathered in front of a long low green farmhouse. The proprietor wept bitterly as he stood in his door-way....
The Massacre of the Innocents part 7
One family, who had concealed themselves in the cellar of a large house, stood at the gratings and wildly lamented, while the father desperately...
The Massacre of the Innocents part 6
There had been a kermesse in this house: relatives had come to feast on waffles, hams, and custards. At the sound of the smashing...
The Massacre of the Innocents part 5
The parishioners inquired of him in undertones, “What does he say? What is he going to do?” Others, seeing the curt: in the orchard,...
