Monthly Archives: April 2019

Then Hygelac`s brave kinsman was mindful of his evening speech: he stood erect and grasped him tight,—his fingers burst. The monster was moving out; the chief stepped forward too. The infamous creature thought to...

Grendel`s Raid (From Beowulf)Then came Grendel, advancing from the moor, under the misty slopes; God`s anger rested on him. The deadly foe thought to entrap one of the human race in the high Hall:...

Between the age of Elizabeth and that of Anne there is little to record. With the advent of Addison and Defoe a new epoch opened. Addison has so long been praised as a stylist...

Great BritainThe history of the short story in Great Britain can be traced back to the very earliest epoch, before even the formation of the language itself. By varying one`s definition of the term...

“Well,” said Ford, suddenly, “time`s short, an` this ain`t business. I won`t be `ard on you, matey. I ought prop`ly to stand on my rights, but seein` as you`re a well-meanin` young man, so...

On the landing Ford clutched at his arm, and asked, in a hoarse whisper: “Ow long `fore she`s back?”“ `Bout a hour, I expect,” Simmons replied, having first of all re-peated the question in...

A man was loitering on the pavement, and prying curiously about the door. His face was tanned, his hands were deep in the pockets of his unbraced blue trousers, and well back on his...

“Ho yus,” she retorted, “you`re very consid`rit I dessay sittin` there actin` a livin` lie before your own wife, Thomas Simmons, as though I couldn`t see through you like a book; a lot you...

Mrs. Simmons`s own virtues were native and numerous. She was a wonderful manager. Every penny of Tommy`s thirty-six or thirty-eight shillings a week was bestowed to the greatest advantage, and Tommy never ventured to...

Arthur Morrison (1863-1945)Arthur Morrison is one of the few writers of his period—for he belongs to the “School” of the Nineties—whose work is still widely popular. He is known almost exclusively for his small...