Mateo Falcone part 7
“May I lose my epaulettes,” cried the Adjutant, “if I do not give you the watch on this condition. These comrades are witnesses; I...
Mateo Falcone part 6
“My little cousin,” said he, “you are a very wide-awake little fellow. You will get along. But you are playing a naughty game with...
Mateo Falcone part 5
“Then you believe, cousin, that your guns make so much noise? My father`s carbine has the advantage of them.”
“The devil take you, you cursed...
Mateo Falcone part 4
The child appeared moved.
“What will you give me if I hide you?” said he, coming nearer.
The outlaw felt in a leather pocket that hung...
Mateo Falcone part 3
On a certain day in autumn, Mateo set out at an early hour with his wife to visit one of his flocks in a...
Mateo Falcone part 2
When I was in Corsica in 18—, Mateo Falcone had his house half a league from this maquis. He was rich enough for that...
Mateo Falcone part 1
Prosper Merimee (1803—1870)
Born in Paris in 1803, Merimee spent the greater part of his life in the government service and in travelling. In later...
The White Trout part 2
Well, when he thought that side was done he turns it agin, and lo and behold you, the divil a taste more done that...
The White Trout part 1
Samuel Lover (1797?—1868)
Samuel Lover was born in Dublin of an English Protestant family. He studied painting at an early age, and though he continued...
True Relation of the Apparition of One Mrs Veal part 8
And Mrs. Veal`s often drawing her hands over her eyes, and asking Mrs. Bargrave whether her fits had not impaired her, looks to me...
