Literature
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Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns
Auld Lang Syne was written by Scotsman Robert Burns in 1788. Literal translation: ‘old long since’ or more loosely as…
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Despondency – An Ode by Robert Burns
I. Oppress'd with grief, oppress'd with care, A burden more than I can bear, I set me down and sigh:…
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Halloween by Robert Burns
Halloween (1786) is a traditional poem recited by Scottish country folks at Halloween, a delightful blend of Scots alongside English…
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Our Aromatic Uncle by Henry Cuyler Bunner
This story is from Love in Old Cloathes and Other Stories (1896). “It is always with a feeling of personal…
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The Nice People by Henry Cuyler Bunner
This story is from Bunner’s Short Sixes and also appeared in his periodical Puck in the July 30, 1890 issue.…
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The Nine Cent-Girls by Henry Cuyler Bunner
MISS BESSIE VAUX, of Baltimore, paid a visit to her aunt, the wife of the Commandant at old Fort Starbuck,…
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Elijah, the Prophet by Ivan Bunin
Elijah, the Prophet was translated and published in The Russian Review in April, 1916.There was a fire that Spring at…
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Figures by Ivan Bunin
Figures was translated and published in The Russian Review in June, 1916.I. My dear boy, when you grow up will…
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The Gentleman from San Francisco by Ivan Bunin
Alas, alas, that great city Babylon,that mighty city!the apocalypseThe gentleman from San Francisco—neither at Naples nor at Capri had anyone…
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A Day-Dream by William Cullen Bryant
Written in 1858 in Italy, A Day-Dream was first published on January 5, 1861, retrieved from Poetical Works of William…
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