Arion and the Dolphin by Herodotus
It happened once upon a time, in the olden days, that a young man, Periander of Corinth, started from a port in the south of Greece to sail to Miletus. Being caught …
Short Stories
Anne Lisbeth by Hans Christian Andersen
Anne Lisbeth was a beautiful young woman, with a red and white complexion, glittering white teeth, and clear soft eyes; and her footstep was light in the dance, but her mind was …
Ann Mary; Her Two Thanksgivings by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
“Grandma.” “What is it, child?” “You goin’ to put that cup-cake into the pan to bake it now, grandma?” “Yes; I guess so. It’s beat ’bout enough.” “You ain’t put in a …
Ann Lizy’s Patchwork by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
Ann Lizy was invited to spend the afternoon and take tea with her friend Jane Baxter, and she was ready to set forth about one o’clock. That was the fashionable hour for …
An Adventure with the Cyclops by Alfred John Church
[After the fall of Troy the Greeks set out for home, but many of them had troubles and dangers to meet before they saw again the shores of their native land. The …
All’s Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare
Bertram, Count of Rousillon, had newly come to his title and estate by the death of his father. The King of France loved the father of Bertram, and when he heard of …