Five young revolutionaries in their twenties, two women and three men are sentenced to death for an attempt to kill a Minister. Two others, with the same destiny, are imprisoned. One of these is a professional thief and a murderer, another one is a foolish peas... Read More »
Bret Harte (1836-1902), a prolific writer, was fairly famous in his time. Usually fame does not last long. However, more than hundred years after Bret Harte’s death some of his stories are still of interest to contemporary readers. Read More »
A stockbroker, a seemingly ordinary and boring man in his forties, suddenly leaves his job, family, and all his fortunes in London and settles in Paris. With no money or source o... Read More »
