Edition Du Phoenix D Or: 1046 books

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...

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

Un soir, Jacques Parent fait au narrateur la démonstration de ses pouvoirs de psychokinèse...

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 youth called Moti, who was very big and strong, but the clumsiest creature you can imagine. So clumsy was he that he was always putting his great feet into the bowls of sweet milk or curds which his mother set out on the floor to cool, always smashing, upsetting,...

En revenant de rendre visite à un vieil ermite, quelques amis parlent de ces solitaires. À ce sujet, l'un d'eux raconte une sinistre aventure...

Dans le préambule, le narrateur met dos à dos les religieux et les libres-penseurs, tel son oncle Sosthène, franc-maçon. Moins pour les croyances que pour saper l’esprit monarchique, le narrateur lui demande pourquoi les chefs des maisons régnantes d’Europe sont-ils francs-maçons ?

People often write to us, applying to be admitted to the band of invisible helpers, and asking what preparation is necessary. Those who desire to take up this work should familiarise themselves thoroughly with the book written under that title, and should especially take care to develope within themselves the qualifications which are there described...

Sun Tzu considered war as a necessary evil that must be avoided whenever possible. The war should be fought swiftly to avoid economic losses: "No long war ever profited any country: 100 victories in 100 battles is simply ridiculous. Anyone who excels in defeating his enemies triumphs before his...

God went to walk in the heavenly garden and took everyone except St. Peter. A tailor arrived at the gate. St. Peter refused to admit him, because he had stolen clothing and because God had forbidden him to admit anyone...

Denis is the servant of Mr. Marambot for twenty years. Stocky and jovial , he faithfully serves his master , a former pharmacist who sells remedies for farmers. One night, Denis enters the chamber of his master and stabs him repeatedly...

El marqués de la Tour-Samuel, a los ochenta y dos años, recuerda una historia extraña, se produjo cincuenta y seis, y temen que ya obsesionado. En 1827, estacionado en Rouen, se encontró con un amigo que no había visto desde hace cinco años. Este último...

The Marquis de la Tour-Samuel, aged eighty-two, remembers a strange story, there occurred fifty six, and fear that since obsessed. In 1827, stationed at Rouen, he met a friend he had not seen for five years. The latter appears to have taken fifty years: his hair is white and walks bent. He asks her,...