Cavalleria Rusticana part 1
Giovanni Verga (1840—1922)With Verga we find ourselves in modern times. The dawn of the Nineteenth Century found Italy in the full flood of that...
Orpheus and Eurydice 1
Ovid (43 B.C.—18 A.D.?)Publius Ovidius Naso, better known to readers of English as Ovid, was born not far from Rome, and spent the latter...
The Old Man`s Tale of the Queer Client part 10
“ `But the costs, my dear sir, the costs of all this,` reasoned the attorney when he had recovered from his momentary surprise. `If...
Cavalleria Rusticana part 2
“It is a blessing to have sight of you!” said he.“Oh, friend Turridu, I was told that you came back around the first of...
The Ass in the Lion`s Skin 1
Ancient IndiaSanskrit is the classical language of the Hindus of ancient India. Practically the whole of that extraordinary literature which began with the Vedas...
The Old Man`s Tale of the Queer Client part 11
“At length, late one night, Heyling, of whom nothing had been seen for many weeks before, appeared at his attorney`s private residence, and sent...
Cavalleria Rusticana part 3
“I`d like to take her from under his very eyes, the dirty dog!” he muttered.Across from Alfio`s house lived Master Cola, the vine-grower, who...
The Dove and the Crow 1
The Dove And The Crow (Anonymous: 2nd Century B.C. or later)It is thought that the collection of fables now known as the Panchatantra had...
The Old Man`s Tale of the Queer Client part 12
“`What now, what now?` said the old man. `What fresh misery is this? What do you want here?`“ `A word with you,` replied Heyling....
Cavalleria Rusticana part 4
“I am crazy about you,” Turridu would say; “I am losing my sleep and my appetite.”“I don`t believe it!”“I wish I was the son...
