The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son (From the New Testament, Luke XV)
The prodigal is a parable, spoken by Jesus in praise of forgiveness. It is one of...
The History of Susanna
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...
Orpheus and Eurydice
Ovid (43 B.C.—18 A.D.?)
Publius Ovidius Naso, better known to readers of English as Ovid, was born not far from Rome, and spent the latter...
Phineus And The Harpies
Apollonius of Rhodes (3rd Century B.c.)
Although he was a late writer in the epic form, Apollonius treated ancient mythical material, but from the standpoint...
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...
