The Man and the Snake part 5
The snake had not moved, and appeared somewhat to have lost its power upon the imagination; the gorgeous illusions of a few moments before...
The Man and the Snake part 4
Brayton lifted his right foot free of the floor to step backward. That moment he felt a strong aversion to doing so.
“I am accounted...
The Man and the Snake part 3
Beyond a smart shock of surprise and a shudder of mere loathing, Mr. Brayton was not greatly affected. His first thought was to ring...
The Man and the Snake part 2
A snake in a. bedroom of a modern city dwelling of the better sort is, happily, not so common a phenomenon as to make...
The Man and the Snake part 1
Ambrose Bierce (1839-1914)
Bierce was born in Ohio in 1839. He served as an officer in the Civil War, and in 1866 went to California,...
Eumieus` Tale
Ancient Greece
There is no land without its story-tellers, and in the dawn of Hellenic civilization we find the half-legendary author of the Iliad and...
Customized tour Bulgaria
After a hardworking month or year, the normal thing is to think of a way to relax. Many and different the ways are but...
One Autumn Night part 8
But, ugh! it was impossible for me to think that, for cold drops of rain were dripping down upon me, the woman was pressing...
One Autumn Night part 7
I felt really wretched more from cold than from the words of my neighbor. I groaned softly and ground my teeth.
Almost at the same...
One Autumn Night part 6
He had a vest which cost fifteen rubles and boots with dress tops. For these reasons she had fallen in love with him, and...
