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The Higher The Flight, The Lower The Fall part 1
Holland
Introduction
Until comparatively recent times Holland has not produced very much in the way of short stories. Before the beginning of the modem period, and...
Foltyn`s Drum part 8
Foltyn stood as if thunderstruck. All the blood receded from his face. Horror and fright were depicted in it. He stooped down to the...
Foltyn`s Drum part 7
Several days passed. The baroness continued enthusiastic about the delights of country life and devoted herself with great eagerness to the education of Marietta...
Foltyn`s Drum part 6
“Here, dear child!” she said to her, agreeably, pointing to the floating cobweb.
The girl bowed awkwardly, and for an instant under her light lashes...
Foltyn`s Drum part 5
“You might better get a pug-dog, my dear!”
The baroness flashed an angry glance at her husband. Her lips opened to make response to his...
Foltyn`s Drum part 4
In the carriage sat a gentleman and a lady. He was of middle age, wore elegant black clothes and had a smooth, oval, white...
Foltyn`s Drum part 3
The rooms on the first floor, reserved for the nobility, were filled with superfluous luxury. The spiders, their only occupants, let themselves down on...
Foltyn`s Drum part 2
When that mysterious sound was followed by no other she doubtless threw a shawl over her gray braids and running to the cottage across...
Foltyn`s Drum part 1
Svatopluk Cech (1846—1908)
Cech was educated at various schools in different parts of his native country. After graduating from a gymnasium in Prague he studied...
The Higher The Flight, The Lower The Fall part 2
The present version is made by the editors from two old English verse translations.
The Higher The Flight, The Lower The Fall
(From Emblems)
Puffed up with...
