Zoe and Theodora part 12
Consider how brief are the moments when the sea is calm and peaceful, and how at other times it is swollen, or lashed by...
Zoe and Theodora part 28
70. It should be superfluous to interrupt the main thread of my history at this point, by dilating on the tremendous effect her death...
Zoe and Theodora part 44
These men had been quartered in the depths of Iberia, where they were engaged in repelling a barbarian invasion. There was no hope of...
Zoe and Theodora part 60
The clown put his arms round the emperor’s neck and kissed him, over and over again, on the face ‘Sir,’ said he, ‘he has...
Zoe and Theodora part 76
182. These acts are of doubtful interpretation — it depends on your point of view — but there was nothing at all moderate about...
The Lost Phcebe part 4
This usually reduced him to a state of somnolent ease. If she wanted a pail of water, it was a grumbling pleasure for him...
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 5
I`ll get along now well enough. Yuh just let me be.” And after many pleadings and proffers of advice, with supplies of coffee and...
Kukeri Carnival
Visit Bulgaria and become part of the different world of the Kukeri CarnivalKukeri Carnival – The boundless magic called Kukeri Carnival!Among the most colourful...