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Shrove Tuesday 27 Aug 2013 | 10:54 am
Pavel Vassilitch! cries Pelageya Ivanovna, waking her husband. "Pavel Vassilitch! You might go and help Styopa with his lessons, he is sitting crying over his book. He can't understand something again...
The Teacher Of Literature 27 Aug 2013 | 10:51 am
There was the thud of horses' hoofs on the wooden floor; they brought out of the stable the black horse, Count Nulin; then the white, Giant; then his sister Maika. They were all magnificent, expensive...
Easter Eve 27 Aug 2013 | 10:44 am
I was standing on the bank of the River Goltva, waiting for the ferry-boat from the other side. At ordinary times the Goltva is a humble stream of moderate size, silent and pensive, gently glimmering ...
Peace Manoeuvres 26 Aug 2013 | 08:25 pm
The scout stood where three roads cut three green tunnels in the pine woods, and met at his feet. Above his head an aged sign-post pointed impartially to East Carver, South Carver, and Carver Centre, ...
A Tripping Tongue 21 Aug 2013 | 09:55 pm
Natalya Mihalovna a young married lady who had arrived in the morning from Yalta, was having her dinner, and in a never-ceasing flow of babble was telling her husband of all the charms of the Crimea. ...
Old Age 21 Aug 2013 | 09:41 pm
Uzelkov, an architect with the rank of civil councilor, arrived in his native town, to which he had been invited to restore the church in the cemetery. He had been born in the town, had been at school...
A Pink Stocking 21 Aug 2013 | 09:37 pm
Dull, rainy day. The sky is completely covered with heavy clouds, and there is no prospect of the rain ceasing. Outside sleet, puddles, and drenched jackdaws. Indoors it is half dark, and so cold that...
The Car We Had to Push 21 Aug 2013 | 10:18 am
Many autobiographers, among them Lincoln Steffens and Gertrude Atherton, described earthquakes their families have been in. I am unable to do this because my family was never in an earthquake, but we ...
Unconditional Love 19 Aug 2013 | 10:47 pm
I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish e...
Greedy Horseman 19 Aug 2013 | 01:54 am
A long time ago, there was an Emperor who told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and cover as much land area as he likes, then the Emperor would give him the area of land he has covered....
