Du Phoenix: 1059 books

Once upon a time there was a king whose only child was a girl. Now the King had been very anxious to have a son, or at least a grandson, to come after him, but he was told by a prophet whom he consulted that his own daughter's son should kill him...

Those who have been following the recent discoveries and investigations will remember that in an article not long ago I mentioned the existence, within one of the great classes of monads, of two types which, though equal to one another in development, differ greatly in their intervals between lives,...

Of a gentleman of Burgundy who paid a chambermaid ten crowns to sleep with her, but before he left her room, had his ten crowns back, and made her carry him on her shoulders through the host's chamber. And in passing by the said chamber he let wind so loudly that all was known, as you will hear in the story which follows.

Of a hermit who deceived the daughter of a poor woman, making her believe that her daughter should have a son by him who should become Pope; and how, when she brought forth it was a girl, and thus was the trickery of the hermit discovered, and for that cause he had to flee from that countery.

Of a knight of Picardy who went to Prussia, and, meanwhile his lady took a lover, and was in bed with him when her husband returned; and how by a cunning trick she got her lover out of the room without the knight being aware of it.

Good friends, my readers, who peruse this book, Be not offended, whilst on it you look: Denude yourselves of all deprav'd affection, For it contains no badness nor infection: 'T is true that it brings forth to you no birth Of any value, but in point of mirth; Thinking therefore how sorrow might your...

Once upon a time there was a little soldier who had just come back from the war. He was a brave little fellow, but he had lost neither arms nor legs in battle. Still, the fighting was ended and the army disbanded, so he had to return to the village where he was born. Now the soldier's...

Once upon a time a shepherd was taking his flock out to pasture, when he found a little baby lying in a meadow, left there by some wicked person, who thought it was too much trouble to look after it. The shepherd was fond of children, so he took the baby home with him and gave it plenty...

De verteller begint met eraan te herinneren dat de nieuwsgierigheid is de meest acute gevoel onder de eerlijkere geslacht , en neem het voorbeeld van een vrouw die de provincie heeft duidelijk bekend . Onder een onberispelijke verschijning, een man , twee kinderen , een rij leven , ze is...

This news denounces the negligence of the judiciary and police services in the province . The story happens in a country village , where a morning the postman discovered the naked body of a young girl on the riverside . Early findings show that she was raped and then strangled...  

Bu yıl , eski ve Sam Kılavuzu ile genç Gaspard Hari Ulrich Kunsi , büyük bir köpek dağın ardında bırakır. Onlar kışın inn izlenmesinden sorumludur. Ama nedeniyle genç Louise Hauser Ulrich onun ayrılması kalp bölünmüş dünyasında izole...

Usta Lebrument , noter , o tahsil edildiği bir olgu sunulmuştur . Bir gün o oğlunu bulursa büyük bir miktar vaat ölmekte kadının başucunda çağrıldı . Kocasının ölümünden sonra , o onun gençliğinde sevdiği ve ailesi evlenmelerine engellenir...

PETIT TRAICTE D’ALCHIMIE : Qui veult avoir la cognoiſſance  Des metaulx & vraye ſcience Comment il les fault tranſmuer..

Dans cette piécette de salon, Maupassant met en scène M. de Garelle qui, dans un hôtel de Cannes, retrouve Mme de Chantever, sa femme remariée...