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Andersen's Fairy Tales: Which Treats of a Mirror and of the Splinters
A Little Boy and a Little GirlWhich Treats of a Mirror and of the Splinters Now then, let us begin. When we are at the end of the story, we shall know more than we know now: but to begin…Andersen's Fairy Tales: A Little Boy and a Little Girl
Which Treats of a Mirror and o...Of the Flower-Garden At the Ol...A Little Boy and a Little Girl In a large town, where there are so many houses, and so many people, that there is no roof…Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Lapland Woman and the Finland Woman
The Little Robber MaidenWhat Took Place in the Palace ...The Lapland Woman and the Finland Woman Suddenly they stopped before a little house, which looked very miserable. The roof reached…Les Contes d'Hoffmann <br/>(Tales of Hoffmann)
Music:Jacques OffenbachLibretto:Michel Carré and Jules BarbierPremiere:Paris, February 10, 1881 Loosely based on the life of the German writer E.T.A. Hoffmann, Tales of Hoffmann portrays a…Forty-seven Ronin
(Encyclopedia) Forty-seven Ronin, Jap. Chushingura, group of Japanese samurai who avenged the disgrace and seppuku (suicide) of their master, Lord Asano, in 1703 by assassinating Lord Kira, the…Brewer's: Mirrors
Alasnam's mirror. The “touchstone of virtue,” showed if the lady beloved was chaste as well as beautiful. (Arabian Nights: Prince Zeyn Alasnam.) Cambuscan's mirror. Sent to Cambuscan' by…Barbey d'Aurevilly, Jules Amédée
(Encyclopedia) Barbey d'Aurevilly, Jules AmédéeBarbey d'Aurevilly, Jules Amédéezhül ämādāˈ bärbāˈ dōrvēyēˈ [key], 1808–89, French writer and critic. An aristocrat and monarchist, he supported himself…Sadi
(Encyclopedia) Sadi or SaadiSadiboth: säˈdē [key], Persian poet, 1184–1291. b. Shiraz. Orphaned at an early age, Sadi studied in Baghdad, where he met Suhrawardi, a major Sufi figure. Having to flee…Brewer's: Julian
the Roman emperor, boasted that he would rebuild Jerusalem, but was mortally wounded by an arrow before the foundation was laid. Much has been made of this by early Christian writers, who…Brewer's: Roger
The cook in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. “He cowde roste, sethe, broille, and frie. Make mortreux, and wel bake a pye;” but Herry Bailif, the host, said to him- Now telle on, Roger, and…Trending
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