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
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Varied Types, by G. K. Chesterton (published 1905). All spelling in the original. There are more than nine hundred and ninety-nine excellent reasons which
Editor’s Note: Our old buddy, Harbin, shares his thoughts on the recent movie. The other half rented the movie, having heard good things about it and knowing I like Sci-fi stories. It
Chapter 9: Waterboarding Kittens, And Other After-School Activities To God, a thousand years is a day and a day is a thousand years: to Our Hero, it was two months. Two weeks
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Tales of Wonder, by Lord Dunsany (published 1916). All spelling in the original. In an ill-lit ancient tavern that I know, are many tales of
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from African Nature Notes and Reminiscences, by Frederick Courteney Selous (published 1908). All spelling in the original. It has always appeared to me that the qualities
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from The Victorian Age in Literature, by G. K. Chesterton (published 1913). All spelling in the original. (Continued from Part 1) It is natural, in the
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from The Victorian Age in Literature, by G. K. Chesterton (published 1913). All spelling in the original. What was really unsatisfactory in Victorian literature is something
Chapter 7: C’est La… [G-d’s note: this entire chapter never happened. Not one word. That’s not how it works. Dear Author, that’s really not how it works. And anyway, I’m nothing like
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Early Kings of Norway, by Thomas Carlyle (published 1800). All spelling in the original. Eric Blood-axe, whose practical reign is counted to have begun
Chapter 6: Anomie Anemone Our Hero wasn’t happy with the story so far. He’d just written his chapter mirroring the ideological speech from Achilles Stood by She Who Must Not Be Named. Our
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