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How the fir tree became the Christmas tree
A special festive tale
Read MoreLady Betty’s Indiscretion episode 2
Mr. Stafford himself was an early riser. It was his habit to be up by six; to make his own coffee over a spirit lamp, and then not only to get through much work in his dressing-room, but to take his daily ride also before breakfast. On the morning after the Duke’s party, however,…
Read MoreLady Betty’s Indiscretion episode 1
"Horry! I am sick to death of it!" There was a servant in the room gathering the tea-cups; but Lady Betty Stafford, having been brought up in the purple, was not to be deterred from speaking her mind by a servant. Her cousin was either more prudent or less vivacious; he did not answer…
Read MoreThe minor canon
A compliment leads to vivid imaginings
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A traveller’s experience of a trip to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Read MoreHeroes of the Alps
St. Bernard is the name of one of the high mountains of the Alps. The deep snow hangs so loosely on the sides of these mountains, that great masses often fall into the plains below, with a noise like thunder. Wild snow storms also come on, and the passes in the mountains become so blocked…
Read MoreThe Lost Duchess episode 2
Mr. Dacre did what he had never been known to do before within the memory of man–he dropped his eyeglass. "Datchet!" "She has! Some scoundrel has decoyed her away, and trapped her. He’s already sent me a lock of her hair, and he tells me that if I don’t let him have five hundred pounds…
Read MoreThe Lost Duchess episode 1
"Has the duchess returned?" "No, your grace." Knowles came farther into the room. He had a letter on a salver. When the duke had taken it, Knowles still lingered. The duke glanced at him. "Is an answer required?" "No, your grace." Still Knowles lingered. "Something a little singular has happened. The carriage has returned without…
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