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Pedro Antonio De Alarcon (1833-1891)Born in the province of Granada, Alarcon studied first for the law and then delved into theology. He made several unsuccessful efforts to sell his early writings. His first success...

Andwhen this was ended, King Lludd caused an exceeding great banquet to beprepared. And when it was ready, he placed a vessel of cold water by his side,and he in his own proper person...

Andthen, in thine own person do thou remain there watching, and thou wilt see thedragon fighting in the form of terrific animals. And at length they will takethe form of dragons in the air....

Andwhen these tidings came to Llevelys, seeing that he know not the cause of hisbrother`s ships, he came on the other side to meet him, and with him was afleet vast of size. And...

Sohe prepared ships and filled them with armed knights, and set forth towardsFrance. And as soon as they had landed, they sent messengers to show the noblesof France the cause of the embassy. And...

Lludd and Llevelys (Anonymous: Some Time Before 14th Century)Notonly is nothing known of the author of this story, but it is hardly possible tomake a good guess within several centuries of the date...

Phaedrus (15 B.C.?—55 A.D.?)It was the chief distinction of this writer to have collected the Fables of Jesop (or whoever it was who wrote Alsop`s works) and rewritten them for the Romans. His collection...

The Prodigal Son (From the New Testament, Luke XV)The prodigal is a parable, spoken by Jesus in praise of forgiveness. It is one of the great stories of the world, and is justly regarded...

Biblical LiteratureIt is not surprising that the stories scattered so profusely through the Bible, the Apocrypha, and the Talmud, should be mostly moral tales. They were told in order to illustrate a theological or...

IntermingleOn being thus left to himself, he marked the spot with some grass and leaves which he plucked. Next day he applied to the magistrates, and urged them to have the spot in question...