Turkish existence in Yalvac
During the Seljuk period, the first Oghuz clan to settle in the region bore the name Yalvac, and this is the origin of the...
The Lost Phcebe part 13
That particular lull that comes in the systole-diastole of this earthly ball at two o`clock in the morning invariably aroused him, and though he...
Zoe and Theodora part 40
At this stage I would like to describe a second revolt against the emperor, a revolt more terrible even than the first. Let me...
Zoe and Theodora part 56
If one took the liberty of rebuking him for this laxity, Constantine was not vexed about it, but he dismissed the reproach as unnecessary....
The Old Man`s Tale of the Queer Client part 7
“When the fever left him, and consciousness returned, he awoke to find himself rich and free: to hear that the parent who would have...
The Necklace part 6
She wrote at his dictation.
At the end of a week they had lost all hope.
And Loisel, who had aged five years, declared:
“We must consider...
King Rhampsinitus and the Thief 2
King`s treasury
The daughter did as her father willed, whereon the thief, who was well aware of the king`s motive, felt a desire to outdo...
The Old Man`s Tale of the Queer Client part 8
“The tale told itself at once; some scattered garments lay on the beach; a human head was just visible above the waves at a...
The Necklace part 7
She came to know what heavy housework meant and the odious cares of the kitchen. She washed the dishes, using her rosy nails on...
