The proverbial phrase ‘life’s little ironies’ was coined by Hardy for his third volume of short stories. These tales and sketches possess all the power of his novels: the wealth of description, the realistic portrayal of the quaint lore of Wessex, the ‘Chaucerian’ humour and characterisation, the shrewd and critical psychology, the poignant estimate of human nature and the brooding se…
The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales contents : The Golden Bird,Hans In Luck,Jorinda And Jorindel,The Travelling Musicians,Old Sultan,The Straw, The Coal, And The Bean,Briar Rose,The Dog And The Sparrow,The Twelve Dancing Princesses,The Fisherman And His Wife,The Willow-Wren And The Bear,The Frog-Prince,Cat And Mouse In Partnership,The Goose-Girl,The Adventures Of Chanticleer And Partlet,Rapunzel,Fun…