Khaled and Djaida part 4
As for his cousin, the moment she had seen how handsome and valiant Khaled was, she fell violently in love with him. She was...
Khaled and Djaida part 3
About the same time Moharib, the other brother, had a son born to him, whom he called Khaled. He chose this name out of...
Khaled and Djaida part 2
Khaled and Djaida (From The Romance of Antar)
Moharib and Zahir were two brothers, by the same father and mother; the Arabians call them “germane”....
Khaled and Djaida part 1
Arabia
Introduction
The literature of the Arab originated in the improvisations of stories and poems among the pre-Mohammedan inhabitants of Arabia. These were the oral recitations...
The Mysterious Picture part 5
“Very well,” said the Landgrave, and at his command the aforesaid notabilities appeared. Ulenspiegel took his stand in front of the curtain, which was...
The Mysterious Picture part 4
The lady went away, and now there appeared a young maid-of- honor, fair, fresh and comely, only that she lacked three teeth under her...
The Mysterious Picture part 2
The Mysterious Picture is found in Section 33 of the First Book. Translated by Geoffrey Whitworth in the volume, The Legend of Tyl Ulenspiegel,...
The Mysterious Picture part 1
Belgium
Introduction
It was not until 1880 that the Belgians could claim to have established an indisputably original literature of their own. Before that time a...
A Ball part 7
At last my quadrille came. The band played the symphony, and the dancers hastened to seek their partners. My heart almost burst from my...
A Ball part 6
Unfortunately, I was engaged. What would I not have given at that moment had a courier entered to call away my dancer!
“Perhaps the next...
