Rinconete and Cortadillo part 5
My father is a tailor, and taught me such a good use of the scissors, that, instead of cutting clothes, I learned to cut...
Rinconete and Cortadillo part 4
Amongst the temptations of the city, the contents of my purse soon vanished, and I found myself at last possessed of more wit than...
Rinconete and Cortadillo part 3
“And pray, may I ask whether you belong to any profession?” said the original querist.
“No other,” replied the other, or younger, “than running like...
Rinconete and Cortadillo part 2
The scanty remains of a shirt of the color of chamois leather partly adorned the neck and shoulders of the younger; while his companion...
Rinconete and Cortadillo part 1
Miguel Cervantes (1547-1616)
Cervantes` is the most brilliant name in all Spanish literature. He lived a life of romance and adventure and misery. Author of...
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....
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...
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...
The Old Man`s Tale of the Queer Client part 9
“Three years had elapsed, when a gentleman alighted from a private carriage at the door of a London attorney, then well known as a...
The Old Man`s Tale of the Queer Client part 8
“The tale told itself at once; some scattered garments lay on the beach; a human head was just visible above the waves at a...
