Saksagan
The Specter Bridegroom part 7
The drawbridge had been let down, and the stranger was before the gate. He was a tall gallant cavalier, mounted on a black steed....
The Specter Bridegroom part 6
With his dying breath he entreated his friend to repair instantly to the castle of Landshort, and explain the fatal cause of his not...
The Specter Bridegroom part 5
While the old castle of Landshort was in this state of perplexity, a very interesting scene was transacting in a different part of the...
The Specter Bridegroom part 4
At the time of which my story treats there was a great family gathering at the castle, on an affair of the utmost importance:...
The Specter Bridegroom part 3
She could read without great difficulty, and had spelled her way through several church legends, and almost all the chivalric wonders of the Heldenbuch....
The Specter Bridegroom part 2
Washington Irving (1783-1859)
Washington Irving was born in New York City in 1783, during the British occupation. He was in the diplomatic service for the...
The Specter Bridegroom part 1
It need hardly be said that the literature of the United States is a direct offshoot of that of England. The writings of the...
The Old Bell-Ringer part 4
And there was his rich enemy, kneeling and praying to be forgiven for the many tears he had caused orphans to shed. He crossed...
The Old Bell-Ringer part 3
But the hour had come. Mikheyich looked once more at the stars, took off his cap, made the sign of the cross, and grasped...
The Old Bell-Ringer part 2
Where would he be a year hence? Would he again climb to this height, beneath the brass bell to awaken the slumbering night with...
