by Gilbert K. Chesterton
"To My Father"
The Author
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England on the 29th of May,
1874. Though he considered himself a mere "rollicking ...
by Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman 1860-1935
CHAPTER 1
A Not Unnatural Enterprise
This is written from memory, unfortunately. If I could have brought with
me the material I so car...
BY HJALMAR HJORTH BOYSEN.
THE MAN WHO LOST HIS
NAME.
I
ON the second day of June, 186--, a young Norseman, Halfdan Bjerk by
name, landed on the pier at Castle Garden. He passed thr...
by Honore de Balzac
Translated by Ellen Marriage
I.
EARLY MISTAKES
It was a Sunday morning in the beginning of April 1813, a morning which
gave promise of one of those bright day...