by HONORE DE BALZAC
Translated By Clara Bell
DEDICATION
To Monsieur Achille Deveria
An affectionate remembrance from the Author.
If the French have as great an aversion for...
by ANATOLE FRANCE
Translated By Robert B. Douglas
PART THE FIRST
THE LOTUS
In those days there were many hermits living in the desert. On both
banks of the Nile numerous huts, bu...
by O. Henry
I
THE OCTOPUS MAROONED
"A trust is its weakest point," said Jeff Peters.
"That," said I, "sounds like one of those unintelligible remarks such
as, 'Why is a policeman?'...
BY RUDYARD KIPLING
AN HABITATION ENFORCED
My friend, if cause doth wrest thee, Ere folly hath much oppressed thee,
Far from acquaintance kest thee Where country may digest thee . ....