The Pier part 3
Peeping into the room she finds two beds, under which the familiar packages and trunks are deposited. Her husband is standing before one of...
The Pier part 2
While walking slowly, she sees her husband and the viscount, his companion, crossing the gangplank and entering the ship.
The group of people looking after...
The Pier part 1
Mori Ogwai (1860—1932)
Mori Ogwai, who was at one time army surgeon general, was one of the most distinguished Japanese literary men. He has been...
Love and Bread part 7
“I will help you this once, but not again. I have little enough myself, and you are not my only child.”
Delicacies must be provided...
Love and Bread part 6
Then the young husband went marketing again. He bought strawberries—at a bargain, of course.
“Just fancy,” he triumphantly exclaimed to his housewife, “a pint of...
Love and Bread part 5
After a couple of months more Louise Falk became strangely indisposed. Had she caught cold? Or had she perchance been poisoned by the metal...
Love and Bread part 4
The young husband waits most attentively upon his fair bride. What a pleasure, too! Of course he has had good luncheons before, in his...
Love and Bread part 3
At last the rooms were furnished. The sleeping chamber was like a small sanctuary, the beds standing side by side like chariots taking their...
Love and Bread part 2
“I suppose you are both set on marrying, and I don`t doubt but what you are really fond of each other. So it seems...
Love and Bread part 1
Sweden
August Strindberg (1849-1912)
August Strindberg, born of a poor and humble family, is one of the most celebrated figures in modern European literature. He engaged...
