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Classical History
An Errand of Love
Leander recalls that first night when he dared the perilous waters of the Hellespont, and swam to meet his lover Hero.
by Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) 43 BC - AD ?18
Thomas Medwin
Byron Swims the Hellespont
Byron felt compelled to set the record straight after it was alleged that he had swum the Hellespont the easy way.
by Thomas Medwin 1788-1869
Scandinavian History
‘I Have No Quarrel With Any Man’
Magnus, Earl of Orkney, disappointed King Magnus of Norway by refusing to get involved in somebody else’s war.
by Elizabeth Wilson Grierson 1869-1943
Indian Myths
The Goat and the Lion
A herd of goats is threatened by a pride of lions, and it falls to one brave billy to face the danger alone.
by P. V. Ramaswami Raju ?-1897
The Glow Worm and the Jackdaw
In this fable from India, a sly little insect teaches a jackdaw that all that glisters is not necessarily edible.
The Night Vesuvius Blew
Pliny was only about nine when his uncle left to go and help rescue the terrified townspeople of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
by Pliny the Younger ?62-?114
