Phoenix D Or: 1049 books

A long time ago there lived a king and queen who had no children, although they both wished very much for a little son. They tried not to let each other see how unhappy they were, and pretended to take pleasure in hunting and hawking and all sorts of other sports; but at length the king...

Once upon a time, far away in the east country, there lived a king who loved hunting so much that, when once there was a deer in sight, he was careless of his own safety. Indeed, he often became quite separated from his nobles and attendants, and in fact was particularly fond of lonely adventures. 

The article began as a devil's advocate work with the aim of challenging what Carlyle perceived to be a hypocritical philanthropic movement for the emancipation of West Indian slaves. It is important to note that in this context, devil's advocate refers not to a sarcastic overtone but to...

There are still many of our members who do not fully understand the problem of the higher and the lower self. Nor is this wonderful; for we are repeatedly told that there is only one consciousness, and yet we often clearly feel two, so it is not remarkable that students should be uncertain as to the...

In the higher levels of the mental plane our thoughts act with greater force because we have the field almost to ourselves. We have not many other thoughts to contend with in that region. All people when thinking of the same thing tend to come to some extent into rapport with one another....

The oldest, the most profound, the most universal of all symbols is the human body. The Greeks, Persians, Egyptians, and Hindus considered a philosophical analysis of man's triune nature to be an indispensable part of ethical and religious training. The Mysteries of every nation taught that...

A poor man and his wife lived in a little cottage, where they supported themselves by catching fish in the nearest river, and got on as best they could, living from hand to mouth. One day it happened that when the fisherman drew in his net he found in it a remarkable fish, for it was entirely of gold...

In the year 1866, ships of several nations spot a mysterious sea monster, which some suggest to be a giantnarwhal. The United States government assembles an expedition in New York City to find and destroy the monster. Professor Pierre Aronnax, a French marine biologist and...

Once upon a time there lived a fairy whose name was Dindonette. She was the best creature in the world, with the kindest heart; but she had not much sense, and was always doing things, to benefit people, which generally ended in causing pain and distress to everybody concerned. No one...

Jean Summer , famous painter , walks with Josephine, his crippled woman on the terrace of the casino in Étretat . Two men discuss a little further from this marriage which everyone speaks: how a disabled woman she was able to marry her ?  

Pour sa première rentrée à l'école, Simon devient le souffre-douleur de ses camarades de classe et se bat même avec eux, car la rumeur dit qu'il n'a pas de père. Il est le fils naturel de la Blanchotte, une femme seule, abandonnée par le père de l'enfant. Il est honteux, blessé et très triste.

Le docteur Bonenfant cherchait dans sa mémoire, répétant à mi-voix : « Un souvenir de Noël ? ... Un souvenir de Noël ?... » Et tout à coup, il s'écria : - Mais si, j'en ai un, et un bien étrange encore ; c'est une histoire fantastique. J'ai vu un miracle ! Oui, mesdames, un miracle, la nuit de Noël.

Entré volontairement dans une maison de santé, le narrateur nous conte comment il vit ses meubles s'enfuir de sa maison...

Le narrateur se fait raconter la légende par un paysan bas-normand. Saint Michel régnait sur son rocher et les bancs de sable environnants, alors que Satan possédait toutes les belles terres grasses. Saint Michel n’en pouvant plus de sa pauvreté lui propose un marché...