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Olesha, Yuri
(Encyclopedia) Olesha, Yuri, 1899–1960, Russian novelist and dramatist. In his novel Envy (1927; tr. 1936) and in his other writing, Olesha focused on the conflict between the demands of an…Peter Pan: Wendy's Story
The Happy Home The Children are Carried off Wendy's Story "Listen, then," said Wendy, settling down to her story, with Michael at her feet and seven boys in the bed. "There was once…The Hungry Stones and Other Stories: The Babus of Nayanjore, II
by Rabindranath Tagore III When I sit down and try to analyse the thoughts and feelings that I had towards Kailas Babu I see that there was a still deeper reason for my dislike. I will…The Hungry Stones and Other Stories: Living or Dead?, II
by Rabindranath Tagore IIIIII Every one knows that, even when there is no sign, life is often secretly present, and may begin again in an apparently dead body. Kadambini was not dead;…The Hungry Stones and Other Stories: Living or Dead?, III
by Rabindranath Tagore IIIVIII Her clothes were clotted in the mud; strange thoughts and walking by night had given her the aspect of a madwoman; truly, her apparition was such that folk…The Hungry Stones and Other Stories: Living or Dead?, IV
by Rabindranath Tagore IIIVIV It was nearly ten o'clock at night when Sripati returned from Ranihat. The earth was drowned in torrents of rain. It seemed that the downpour would never…The Hungry Stones and Other Stories: My Lord, the Baby, I
by Rabindranath Tagore III Raicharan was twelve years old when he came as a servant to his master's house. He belonged to the same caste as his master, and was given his master's little…The Hungry Stones and Other Stories: The Kingdom of Cards, II
by Rabindranath Tagore IIIIII In that far-off foreign land. across the sea, there lived a young Prince whose mother was a sorrowing queen. This queen had fallen from favour, and was…The Hungry Stones and Other Stories: The Kingdom of Cards, III
by Rabindranath Tagore IIIVIII Up till now there had been nothing to disturb that island stillness. No new thing had ever happened. No discussion had ever been held. And then, of a…The Hungry Stones and Other Stories: The Kingdom of Cards, IV
by Rabindranath Tagore IIIVIV The days passed one by one, and the placid existence of the Island went on almost without a ripple. The Three Companions obeyed no rules nor regulations.…Trending
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