Saksagan
Orpheus and Eurydice 1
Ovid (43 B.C.—18 A.D.?)
Publius Ovidius Naso, better known to readers of English as Ovid, was born not far from Rome, and spent the latter...
The Robbers of Egypt 1
Heliodorus (3rd Century, A.D.)
Heliodorus was one of the earliest writers of the novel, or romance. Though he lived long after the close of the...
Phineus And The Harpies 1
Apollonius of Rhodes (3rd Century B.c.)
Although he was a late writer in the epic form, Apollonius treated ancient mythical material, but from the standpoint...
Zheravna Festival
Private tours Bulgaria. Bulgaria is no different from any other country in the world. It has its own history, heroes, legends. It surely had...
Rhodope Mountains – Legends and Reality
Today’s train of tour Bulgaria is leaving the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia (private tour Sofia), to travel to the Rhodope Mountains. It stops at...
The Signal part 8
In two minutes` time No. 7 train was due. “Oh, Lord! Have pity on innocent souls!” In his mind Semyon saw the engine strike...
The Signal part 7
He got two kopeks apiece for them. On the day following the visit of the commission he left his wife at home to meet...
The Signal part 6
“Head office? Ah, you are going to complain, I suppose. Give it up! Vasily Stepanych, forget it.”
“No, mate, I will not forget. It is...
The Signal part 5
Vasily kept silent for a while, pulling at his pipe, then added quietly: “A little more and I should have done for him.”
“You are...
The Signal part 4
Semyon also got up. “Neighbor,” he called, “why do you lose your temper?” But his neighbor did not look round, and kept on his...
