Alice Charles: 55 books

On a great ship a woman sailed away from the Old World, wishing to forget. In her mind was the thought of a far-off place toward which she was travelling. There were no figures in this mental picture. She painted it as a mere flowery background; for she was very tired of people.

Long shadows of late afternoon lay straight and thin across the garden path; shadows of beech trees that ranged themselves in an undeviating line, like an inner wall within the convent wall of brick; and the soaring trees were very old, as old perhaps as the convent itself, whose stone had the same soft tints of faded red and brown as the autumn leaves which sparsely jewelled the beeches' silver.

This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (L. Frank Baum) Where Love Is, God Is (Leo Tolstoy) A Letter from Santa Claus (Mark Twain) The Gift of the Magi...

Padre, when you died, you left a message for me. You asked me to go on writing, if I were in trouble, just as I used to write when you were on earth. I used to confess, and you used to advise. Also you used to scold. How you used to scold! I am going to do now what you asked, in that message.

It was the great ball of the season at Fort Ellsworth. For a special reason it had begun unusually late; but, though the eighth dance was on, the great event of the evening had not happened yet. Until that should happen, the rest, charming though it might be, was a mere curtain-raiser to keep men amused before the first act of the play.

THE HONBLE MRS. WINSTON (NÉE MOLLY RANDOLPH) TO HER FRIEND, THE COUNTESS OF LANE On Board SS. Evangeline, March 15th

For the first time in her life, Barrie saw the door that led to the garret stairs standing ajar. It was always, always locked, as is correct, though irritating, for a door that leads to Fairyland.

L’enfant n’est pas un personnage fréquent dans les œuvres médiévales : on l’a souvent souligné à juste titre. Il est pourtant présent dans quelques textes, et il apparaît à des âges divers, avec son charme et son ingénuité spécifiques, au détour d’un épisode ou même à un moment...

Le repentir est précisément le principal des sentiments dont la présence authentifie la prière du cœur. Nous n'entendons pas par là uniquement le violent repentir qu'éprouve le pécheur héros du Miracle à la suite du péché précis dont les circonstances, les conséquences et le pardon constituent...

La communauté épique des chevaliers a ses exclus. Elle peut se définir par ceux qu'elle ignore s'ils n'ont pas reçu le "sacrement" de chevalerie qui fait d'eux des égaux. Ces étrangers, ce sont d'abord ceux qui ne sont pas chrétiens : les hordes de l'ennemi héréditaire, le Sarrasin....