by Rudyard Kipling It was not part of their blood, It came to them very late, With long arrears to make good, When the Saxon began to hate. They were not easily
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). (Go back to previous chapter) But the Ancient History of the Greeks never emancipated itself wholly from the influence of the epic poems. The revolt against it
(Continued from Part IV) A shadow, like that of an enormous bat, crossed the knee high grass in front of him. Somehow Cutter knew it was Moira even before he looked up.
(Continued from Part III) In his fifty years, Cutter had never ventured this far into the slough. The reason behind that fact had nothing to do with fear, but with necessity. He
(Continued from Part II) “One day, after unsuccessfully calling my sons for dinner, I went to barn to look for them. What I found was a study in horror: Moira’s cage was
(Continued from Part I) Moragan saw the Red Brother appear at their shop door before Cutter did. She immediately knew him as a user of magic, not by the crimson robes or
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Heroic Ballads (published 1890). BOADICEA by William Cowper When the British warrior queen, Bleeding from the Roman rods, Sought, with an indignant mien, Counsel
Cutter felt the dragon wrap around his arm as he ripped it from its hiding place beneath an overhang of the muddy river bank. It didn’t have wings, of course; this one
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Essays of Travel, by Robert Louis Stevenson (published 1905). All spelling in the original. Le Monastier is the chief place of a hilly canton
The Mises Institute puts out a regular periodical, The Austrian, and in the July-August 2019 edition, the main article is an interview with Dr. Paul Cantor, English professor at the University of
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Rewards and Fairies, by Rudyard Kipling (published 1910). ‘Gold is for the mistress—silver for the maid! Copper for the craftsman cunning at his trade.’
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from A Dreamer’s Tales, by Lord Dunsany (published 1910). There was once a city which was an idle city, wherein men told vain tales. And it
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