Tales of mystery and imagination

... And now — tonight — Ethelred — ha! ha! — the breaking of the door, and the death cry of the creature, and the crashing of the shield! — Say, instead, the forcing of the box, and her cries and ... in those halls of pleasure. The black clock struck once, and stopped. And the flames of the fires died out. And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death ruled over all...

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2014, 09:21

Ngày tải lên: 20/03/2014, 16:17

... not one piece of silver; it was all ancient gold of great variety — money from all the countries of Europe. The value of the jewels and the hundreds of golden plates and cups and rings was ... beginning of the note: 22 ;48;(88;4( thetreethr. . . h t h e 83(88 . e g r e e , ?, and 3. ?34;4 8 Tales of Mystery and Imagination EDGAR ALLAN POE Level 5 Re...

Ngày tải lên: 20/03/2014, 15:52

... with handles made of metal. It was very heavy and Legrand and Jupiter could not lift it. But Legrand pulled open the lid of the box and looked inside. I held the lantern nearer to the box and looked ... long and three-quarters of a mile wide. A creek—a narrow area of sea—lies between the island and the mainland. There was only one large building on Sullivan's Island—F...

Ngày tải lên: 21/03/2014, 12:05

... its new and new. But of the new brotherhood that grew presently among men, of the saving of laws and books and machines, of the strange change that had 28 come over Iceland and Greenland and the ... floated, and the dead bodies of the men and brutes, its children. For days the water streamed off the land, sweeping away soil and trees and houses in the way, and pi...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 23:20

... red wheels, and harnessed six mice to it; and then he and Partlet got into the carriage, and away they drove. Soon afterwards a cat met them, and said, ‘Where are you going?’ And Chanticleer ... my heart: get up behind, and be sure you do not fall off.’ ’Take care of this handsome coach of mine, Nor dirty my pretty red wheels so fine! Now, mice, be ready, And, wheels, ru...

Ngày tải lên: 20/10/2013, 06:15

... laid by the way, and said they would give him the duck, who was in the habit of laying one every day: so at last he let them come in, and they bespoke a handsome supper, and spent the evening ... way, they met a needle and a pin walking together along the road: and the needle cried out, ‘Stop, stop!’ and said it was so dark that they could hardly find their way, and such...

Ngày tải lên: 20/10/2013, 07:15

... seen is heard, and my fine proportions are plainly visible to you." The third continued, "I understand the language of land and water animals, of birds and of beasts, and I have no ... the consuming thought of parting from thee has burnt up my body, and memory and understanding have been destroyed by this pain; and from excess of love I have no sense of...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 21:20

... not east, but turn somewhat A RIP VAN WINKLE OF THE KALAHARI AND OTHER TALES OF SOUTH-WEST AFRICA A RIP VAN WINKLE OF THE KALAHARI AND OTHER TALES OF SOUTH-WEST AFRICA SEVEN STORIES BY FREDERICK ... likelihood of a return of the storm; and, full of anxiety and distress, I made my way to this newly-formed dune, which apparently covered the exact spot of our...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 03:21

... whitened the waters of the bay. The officer found Balboa, dressed in a suit of pajamas engaged in superintending the roofing of a house. The officer, brilliant in silk and satin and polished armour, ... upon an opportunity of surprising an Indian village and capturing a lot of inoffensive inhabitants for slaves, already a very profitable part of voyaging to the Indies. H...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 11:21