Cu-acelea?i sentimente, ?n schimb, ?i autorii,Dac? le cade piesa, sus?in ca-s pro?ti actorii.Al.O. (P?storel) Teodoreanu (1894-1964)din poezia "Speech"?nt?lnirea surpriz?, dup? 50 de ani, dintre doi fo?ti prieteni, redeschide o ran?, pe care o credeau ?nchis?. Aceast? reg?sire are loc ?ntr-un spital, unde cei doi sunt interna?i ?i obliga?i s? ?mpart? aceea?i camer?. Sentimentele se transform? ?n urma evenimentelor care au loc.S?rb?torirea celor 26 de ani scur?i de la fuga din Rom?nia la via?a ref?cut? ?n occident este tulburat? de r?t?cirea fiului lor de 17 ani, Chris, cel mai t?n?r din familie. Acesta devine sub influen?a unui imam, musulman, care dore?te s? lupte ?n a?a-zisul stat islamic.?Iubirea este un lucru foarte mare“ scria o feti?? ?n jurnalul ei intim. Dar, c?teodat?, ea este at?t de mare, ?nc?t inima devine cheia fericirii, din calea c?reia trebuie eliminat? orice piedic?. Elibereaz? crima, oare, orice obstacol?Pater noster, rug?ciunea noastr? cea de toate zilele, poate deveni, pentru un renumit scriitor, baza succeselor sale. Reunind al?turi de el pe cei doi fii ai s?i, el organizeaz? mai multe afaceri, care se dovedesc rentabile. Interviul luat de o redactoare de la televiziune confirm? aceste succese… care se dovedesc c? nu erau cele mai literare.

Cavalerii Pardaillan - Vol. 1. Intrigi, comploturi, pove?ti pline de suspans ?i r?sturn?ri spectaculoase de situa?ie. Fran?a, 1553. Într-o ?ar? sfâ?iat? de r?zboaie civile nemiloase, Jeanne de Piennes ?i François, fiul cel mare al conetabilului de Montmorency, se c?s?toresc în secret, pentru a preîntâmpina opozi?ia familiilor lor, care se du?m?nesc. Tân?rul cuplu este curând nevoit s? se despart?, din cauza r?zboiului contra lui Carol Quintul. R?mas? singur?, Jeanne aduce pe lume o feti??, Loïse. Dar Henri, fratele lui François, este îndr?gostit la rândul lui de Jeanne ?i, înnebunit de gelozie, pune la cale o r?zbunare groaznic?.

Cavalerii Pardaillan - Vol. 4. Intrigi, comploturi, pove?ti pline de suspans ?i r?sturn?ri spectaculoase de situa?ie. În 1573, Léonore de Montaigues, fiic? de hughenot ?i amanta lui Jean de Kervilliers, monseniorul episcop prin? Farnese, este arestat? ?i condamnat? la moarte pentru sacrilegiul de a se fi declarat iubita unui om al Bisericii. În timp ce c?l?ul îi trece funia pe dup? gât, ea d? na?tere unei feti?e. Gra?iat?, este dus? din nou la închisoare, iar episcopul vede cum copilul lor, Violetta, este luat de c?tre c?l?ul Claude. Peste ani, Violetta ?i cavalerul de Pardaillan vor avea de înfruntat pe cel mai însp?imânt?tor dintre du?mani, nemiloasa prin?es? Fausta.

Cavalerii Pardaillan - Vol. 11. Intrigi, comploturi, pove?ti pline de suspans ?i r?sturn?ri spectaculoase de situa?ie. Pardaillan reg?se?te un vechi prieten, dar, din p?cate, ei nu se mai afl? de aceea?i parte a baricadei; ducele d’Angoulême este acum aliatul Faustei, care îl sus?ine în lupta pentru a ob?ine tronul Fran?ei. În confruntarea sa cu Fausta ?i cu oamenii acesteia, Pardaillan îl are al?turi pe contele de Valver. Împreun?, reu?esc s? o salveze pe iubita contelui ?i s? o redea pe micu?a Loïse, nepoata lui Pardaillan, p?rin?ilor acesteia. V?zându-?i toate planurile spulberate de temutul ei adversar, mintea tenebroas? a Faustei urze?te pentru acesta o capcan? mortal?. Oare va supravie?ui bravul cavaler ultimei încle?t?ri explozive cu funesta prin?es??

Am citit putine romane mai impregnate de senzualitate decat Adela. Uimit de acest caracter bine mascat de precautul autor mi-am intitulat capitolul pe care i l-am consacrat in Arca lui Noe Jurnalul seducatorului“. Titlul mi l-a sugerat filosoful danez Kierkegaard cu care doctorul Codrescu are destule asemanari mai ales in masura in care amandoi cred intr-o mistica a iubirii fara ca ea si in pofida lor insisi sa excluda o puternica senzualitate. Cititorul de azi poate avea dificultati in a o recunoaste. Dar daca face efortul sa renunte la prejudecata scenelor tari“ de sex din romanele ultimelor decenii va descoperi de pilda ce incarcatura emotionala si fizica deopotriva are in Adela un sarut pus pe incheietura unei maini delicate de tanara femeie acolo unde dantela manecii se sfarseste.“ – Nicolae Manolescu

Ceea ce d? nuvelelor lui Slavici o pu?in obi?nuit? plin?tate ?i for?a de via?? este profunda cunoa?tere a sufletului omenesc ?n complexitatea lui ?i ?n mi?c?rile lui contradictorii. Aceast? cunoa?tere func?ioneaz? ?n modul cel mai firesc d?nd impresia c? Slavici ??i creeaz? personajele v?z?ndu-le dinl?untrul lor. Comportamentul lor nu e ?ntotdeauna logic - adesea chiar dimpotriv? mai ales ?n ceea ce prive?te analiza sufletului feminin ?n care Slavici r?m?ne un maestru - dar aproape niciodat? ?n marile lui reu?ite artistice nu d? impresia c? ar putea s? fie altul. Slavici se identific? cu personajele sale fiind legat cu l?untrul lor cu felul lor de a g?ndi ?i de a sim?i prin intime fire simpatetice. Iar acest fel de a g?ndi ?i de a sim?i e rezultatul unei observa?ii ?i medita?ii multiseculare asupra naturii umane. Slavici ?nf??i?eaz? cu mijloacele artistice ale scriitorului citadin analitic ceea ce poporul exprim? aforistic prin zic?torile ?i proverbele sale... Ovidiu Papadima

Volumul cuprinde poeme semnate de 34 de autori, pe care Alexandru Petria, realizatorul antologiei, le consider? reprezentative pentru anul 2013 ?i care au fost publicate ?n reviste, ?n format tip?rit sau online, ori pe diverse site-uri literare. Singurul criteriu de selec?ie este, a?a cum afirm? antologatorul, valoarea materialelor, ?i nu apartenen?a autorilor la anumite grup?ri literare. Dintre autorii textelor, ?i amintim pe: Adrian Suciu, Andrei Mocu?a, Andrei Zb?rnea, Aura Christi, Doina Uricariu, Dorin Tudoran, George G. Asztalos, Gheorghe Grigurcu, Leo Butnaru, Liviu Antonesei, Liviu Ioan Stoiciu, Menu? Maximinian, Mihail Vakulovski, Nicolae Coande, Petronela Rotar, ?tefan Doru D?ncu?.

Volumul cuprinde 25 de texte pe care realizatorul antologiei, Alexandru Petria, le consider? reprezentative pentru anul 2013 ?i care au fost publicate ?n reviste, ?n format tip?rit sau online, ori pe site-uri literare. Singurul criteriu de selec?ie este, a?a cum afirm? Alexandru Petria, valoarea materialelor, ?i nu apartenen?a autorilor la anumite grup?ri literare. Dintre autorii textelor, ?i amintim pe: Alina Nedelea, Ana Barton, Cristina Nemerovschi, Doina Ru?ti, George Arion, Horia Dulvac, Ladislau Daradici, Marian Ilea, Radu ?uculescu, Voichi?a P?l?cean-Vere?.

Οι περ?φημε? ερωτ?σει? ?τι;?, ?π??? και κυρ?ω? ?γιατ?;? βρ?σκουν στον τρ?το τ?μο τη? σειρ?? Η καρδι? εν?? μικρο? Βατρ?χου ?ξυπνε? απαντ?σει?, που μαγε?ουν μ?σα απ? του? ξεχωριστο?? ?ρωε? αυτο? του βιβλ?ου. Βλ?πουμε την τρυφερ? σχ?ση μεταξ? παππο? και εγγονο?, που ?χει σκοπ? να ανο?ξει τι? καρδι?? μα? προ? τι? συμφων?ε? του Αστρικο? βαλ? τη? ζω??. Απ? τα αστραφτερ? τσαμπι? των ιστορι?ν που πηγ?ζουν το ?να μ?σα απ? το ?λλο, σαν μια σ?γχρονη εκδοχ? τη? συλλογ?? Χ?λιε? και μ?α ν?χτε?, αναδεικν?ονται δ?ο μυθολογικ? επεισ?δια, που ?φτασαν μ?χρι τι? μ?ρε? μα? μ?σα απ? τη λα?κ? χριστιανικ? παρ?δοση, τυγχ?νοντα? ?μω? εξαιρετικ?? επεξεργασ?α?. Η εγγεν?? του? πρωτοτυπ?α τα κ?νει να λ?μπουν σαν μεγ?λε? ρ?γε? βασιλικο? σταφυλιο?, παρ? το γεγον?? ?τι ε?ναι κατακερματισμ?να και δι?σπαρτα μ?σα σε ολ?κληρο το βιβλ?ο.

Uneori singura solu?ie este v?rsarea de s?nge.Un criminal ac?ioneaz? animat de cele mai perverse dorin?e, f?r? nici o remu?care ?n fa?a tinere?ii ?i inocen?ei victimelor. Are o list? lung? la activ ?i nu las? urme. Uciderea ?i mutilarea adolescentei Jennifer Maidment este ?n sine un act de o cruzime ?nfior?toare, iar dr. Tony Hill descoper? ?n scurt timp c? nu este dec?t primul dintr-o campanie care vizeaz? un grup de tineri aparent f?r? nici o leg?tur? ?ntre ei, ademeni?i de monstru prin intermediul unei re?ele de socializare online.Un nou caz ?nfrico??tor, care ?i rede?teapt? celebrului psiholog ?i profiler Tony Hill fantomele trecutului.

Dup? ?nfr?ngerea Regelui ?i a Reginei M?tr?gun?, ?n Caux este din nou lini?te. Totu?i, a mai r?mas de ?ndeplinit o Profe?ie: bunul rege Verdegris, acum bolnav de moarte, urmeaz? a fi g?sit ?i vindecat de Nobilul Vl?star, nimeni alta dec?t Ivy Manx.Al?turi de prietenul ei Rowan, t?n?ra trebuie s? se aventureze ?n interiorul Breslei Degust?torilor, condus? de diabolicul Vidal Vinegret. Colac peste pup?z?, primejdiile se ?nmul?esc odat? cu apari?ia unei plante otr?vitoare care-i amenin?? c?l?toria: feriga rea, cunoscut? ?i ca f?c?toarea-de-regi, cea care ??i poate ?nnebuni victimele, lu?ndu-le prizoniere ?ntr-un t?r?m ?ntunecat.Vor reu?i eroii no?tri s? contracareze ac?iunile du?manilor lor ?i s? ?nf?ptuiasc? Profe?ia? Ce alte noi aventuri li se mai deschid ?nainte?Aventurile lui Ivy Manx continu? ?ntr-o nou? carte misterioas? ?i mortal de hazlie.

Lucrarea abordeaz? cele mai relevante manifest?ri ale modernismului literar interbelic, propun?nd spre analiz? reprezentan?i ai poeziei (George Bacovia, Ion Barbu, Lucian Blaga, Ion Vinea, Ilarie Voronca, Tudor Arghezi), ai prozei (Anton Holban, Camil Petrescu, Max Blecher, Mircea Eliade), tendin?ele ?i mi?c?rile coagulate ?n jurul marilor reviste interbelice (Sbur?torul, Contimporanul, 75 H.P., Integral). Volumul se adreseaz? elevilor de liceu care doresc s?-?i aprofundeze cuno?tin?ele referitoare la una dintre cele mai importante v?rste literare rom?ne?ti, miz?nd ?i pe redescoperirea cititorului avizat, dornic s?-?i sus?in? punctele de vedere, s?-?i modeleze gustul estetic ?i s? descopere modele, ierarhii, valori.

THE author of this work makes no pretense of originality in the telling of these stories of olden times. They have been gleaned from many sources, and are the common heritage of all who love to write them anew and hear them again. Only the words belong to the story teller; the story itself is as old as the race.??In the lapse of years and with the much telling of these stories there is no longer a line between fact and fiction. How much is true and how much is false does not matter; the story itself is the thing, and one need not worry whether it really happened or not. Much of it is palpable fiction, but much of it is true. Let us not be too critical of a story when it is a few hundred years old.??At any rate, the stories herein contained are a part of the great inheritance that the boys and girls of this day have received from the past, and to which they are entitled in all fullness and freedom. If the reading of them shall add anything to the enjoyment or to the information of those who are always young in heart because they always thrill at romance and adventure, the writer of these old time tales will be amply repaid.?LAWTON B. EVANS??1. JEROME AND THE LION?2. THE SAINT WHO STOOD ON A PILLAR?3. THE SCOURGE OF GOD?4. THE VANDAL HORDE?5. KING CLOVIS BECOMES A CHRISTIAN?6. A CAMEL DRIVER BECOMES A PROPHET?7. WHAT IT MEANT TO BE A KNIGHT?8. BERTHA WITH THE BIG FOOT?9. STORIES OF CHARLEMAGNE?10. CHARLEMAGNE AND THE MAGIC RING?11. CHARLEMAGNE AND THE ROBBER?12. ROLAND BECOMES A KNIGHT?13. THE DEATH OF ROLAND?14. HOW NORMANDY CAME BY ITS NAME?15. OLAF, THE BOY VIKING OF NORWAY?16. THE CID WINS HIS NAME?17. THE LAST DAYS OF THE CID?18. THE LORELEI?19. THE MOUSE TOWER?20. THE DEVIL'S LADDER?21. GERDA'S RIDE TO HER WEDDING?22. PETER THE HERMIT?23. THE WIVES OF WEINSBERG?24. THE MEETING OF KING RICHARD AND SALADIN?25. ADVENTURES OF RICHARD, THE LION HEART?26. THE PRINCE OF TRAVELERS?27. WILLIAM TELL, THE SWISS PATRIOT?28. EDWARD, THE BLACK PRINCE?29. BIG FERRE KEEPS THE FORT?30. THE LEGEND OF THE STRASSBURG CLOCK?31. THE BURGHERS OF GHENT REFUSE TO BE HANGED?32. THE SACRIFICE OF ARNOLD WINKELRIED?33. THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC?34. BAYARD, THE KNIGHT WITHOUT FEAR AND WITHOUT REPROACH?35. THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD?36. DMITRI, THE PRETENDER?37. THE MAN WITH THE IRON MASK?38. STORIES OF PETER THE GREAT?39. MAZEPPA, THE CHIEF OF THE COSSACKS?40. THE CRIME OF CHARLOTTE CORDAY

THE Spanish peninsula, separated from France on the north by the Pyrenees, and bounded on the three remaining sides by the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, con-tains an area of 225,600 square miles, being a little larger than France. Nature has reared a very formidable barrier between Spain and France, for the Pyrenees, extending in a straight line 250 miles in length, from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean, and often rising in peaks more than ten thou-sand feet in height, offer but three defiles which carriages can traverse, though there are more than a hundred passes which may be surmounted by pedestrians or the sure-footed mule. The soil is fertile; the climate genial and salubrious; and the face of the country, diversified with meadows and mountains, presents, in rare combination, the most attractive features both of loveliness and sublimity.?History does not inform us when and how this beautiful peninsula—called Hispania by the Romans—first became in-habited. Whether the earliest emigrants crossed the straits of Gibraltar from Africa, or came from Asia, coasting the shores of the Mediterranean, or descended from France through the defiles of the Pyrenees, can now never be known. The first glimpse we catch of Spain, through the haze of past ages, reveals to us the country inhabited by numerous barbaric tri-bes, fiercely hostile to each other, and constantly engaged in bloody wars. The mountain fastnesses were infested with robber bands, and rapine and violence everywhere reigned. The weapons grasped by these fierce warriors consisted of lances, clubs, and slings, with sabres and hatchets, of rude fashion but of keen edge. Their food was mainly nuts and ro-ots. Their clothing consisted of a single linen garment, girded around the waist; and a woollen tunic, surmounted by a cloth cap, descended to the feet. As in all barbarous nations, the hard work of life was performed by the women.??The names even of most of these tribes have long since perished; a few however have been transmitted to our day, such as the Celts, the Gallicians, the Lusitanians, and the Iberians. Several ages before the foundations of Rome or of Carthage were laid, it is said that the Phoenicians, exploring in their commercial tours the shores of the Mediterranean, established a mercantile colony at Cadiz. The colonists growing rich and strong, extended their dominions and founded the cities of Malaga and Cordova. About 800 years before Christ, a colony from Rhodes settled in the Spanish peninsula, and established the city of Rosas. Other expeditions, from various parts of Greece, also planted colonies and engaged in successful traffic with the Spanish natives.??Four hundred years before Christ, the Carthaginian republic was one of the leading powers, and Carthage was one of the most populous and influential cities on the globe. The Carthaginians crossed the narrow straits which separate Africa from Spain, landed in great strength upon the Spanish peninsula, and, after a short but severe conflict, subdued the foreign colonies there, brought the native Spaniards into subjection, and established their own supremacy over all the southern coast. Cadiz became the central point of Carthaginian power, from whence the invaders constantly extended their conquests. Though many of the interior tribes maintained for a time a sort of rude and ferocious independence, still Carthage gradually assumed dominion over the whole of Spain.??In the year 235 B.C., Hamilcar, the father of the illustrious Hannibal, compelled nearly all the tribes of Spain to ack-nowledge his sway. For eight years Hamilcar waged almost an incessant battle with the Spaniards. Still it was merely a military possession which he held of the country, and he erected Barcelona and several other fortresses, where his soldiers could bid defiance to assaults, and could overawe the surrounding inhabitants.

Sonetul contondentCelor doi / poe?i de mare soi...(Istrate ?i Murgeanu)Visam c? Marea-?i p?r?sea ghioculCu-al s?u tumult de valuri euxine?i, h?t-departe-n zonele alpine,Ca-n Cretaceu, ??i reg?sise locul...Priveam de-acuma fascinat la joculDe valuri ?n?esate de jivineDin vremuri disp?rute, care-n fine,??i ?ncercau, o dat?-n plus, norocul.Sim?eam o dulce binecuv?ntareC?-n groapa euxinic? ad?nc?O Mare Neagr? nu exist? ?nc?,Nici Casa Scriitorilor la mare;Nici doi poe?i cu barb?, bur?i ?i plete,S?-n?ire contondentele sonete.

SINCE the publication of my larger book, "The Horse Fair," many letters have been received from teachers and their scholars telling of the pleasure derived from the reading of it, and incidentally suggesting that much of its contents is directly in line with the courses of literary instruction pursued in our elementary schools. This suggestion has led me to col-lect certain of the stories into a smaller volume especially adapted for use as a school reading-book.? The eighteen stories in this volume have been chosen with a thought to their educative value as well as for the intrinsic charm of the original narratives, which in various forms have delighted many generations of readers. All have a literary interest connecting them with subjects with which every educated person is supposed to be familiar. In the first four, you will be introduced to the sun myths and season myths of the Greeks and of our Norse ancestors. Following these, the tale of song-inspiring Pegasus is presented in contrast with that of Griffen, the base imitation invented by the romancing poets of the Middle Ages. ? Then in "The Ship of the Plains," you may read of the mythical founding of Athens; and in the sketch that follows, you may enjoy a brief glimpse of Arabic imagery in the story of one of the most interesting episodes in the life of the prophet Mohammed. The story of the twin brethren will acquaint you with the thought of some of the old Latin writers, while the tale of Rakush will give you a taste of Persian literature as it is found in the great epic written by Firdusi. The romances of Charlemagne and his peers are represented by the story of Broiefort and his indomitable master; and the world-famous Don Quixote is introduced by his sorry but scarcely less famous steed, Rozinante.

Ninge ?n martieNinge ?ntr-un hornDin care iese fumNinge tot mai densCople?itor?i ?ntoarce fumul din drum?l preseaz? ?n horn ca-ntr-un teasc?l ?ndeas? la loc ?n c?rbuniAstup? flac?raRea?az? focul ?nMiezul ?nsu?i al P?m?ntului.

Scrum este cel de-al doilea roman al lui Augustin Nacu ?i reprezint? istoria unei evad?ri e?uate, un joc periculos, dar ?i frumos, disperat de frumos al unui grup de prieteni, mai ?nt?i, elevi, apoi, studen?i, din Uniunea Sovietic?, afla?i ?ntr-o goan? perpetu? dup? visul lor. Cu mici excep?ii, ac?iunea se desf??oar? la Chi?in?u, capitala Republicii Sovietice Socialiste Moldovene?ti, la ?nceputul anilor optzeci ai secolului XX, constituind sf?r?itul a?a-zisei epoci de stagnare a lui Brejnev ?i acel intermezzo dinaintea perestroik?i lui Gorbaciov, av?nd mai multe ie?iri ?ntr-un viitor nu doar imaginar pentru tot at?tea ?ntoarceri ?ntr-un trecut teribil de real, chiar ?i ?n unul mai ?ndep?rtat, cel de la mijlocul secolului men?ionat, o perioad? dramatic? pentru Basarabia ?i oamenii ei, bunici ?i p?rin?i, a c?ror remanent? disperare s-a transmis printr-o ?memorie a genelor“ copiilor ?i nepo?ilor, aliment?ndu-le mereu acestora din urm? dorin?a nest?vilit? de libertate, din care s-a iscat acel vis ?i, implicit, acel joc al lor...

Referindu-se la Pesc?ru?ul ?ntr-o scrisoare din octombrie 1895, Cehov nota, ?ntre altele: ?Scriu o pies? pe care probabil nu o voi termina p?n? la sf?r?itul lui noiembrie. O scriu nu f?r? pl?cere, de?i m? tem de conven?iile scenei. E o comedie, exist? trei roluri pentru femei, ?ase pentru b?rba?i, patru acte, peisaje (priveli?tea unui lac), o mul?ime de conversa?ii despre literatur?, pu?in? ac?iune, mult? iubire“. Premiera s-a dovedit dezastruoas?, editorul s?u aduc?ndu-i acuze ca, pild?, la?itatea evident?, caracterul din cale afar? de feminin. Con?tient de geniul s?u, Cehov riposteaz?: ?De ce aceast? calomnie? Dup? reprezenta?ie am luat cina la Romanovi. Pe cuv?ntul meu de onoare. Apoi m-am dus la culcare, am dormit s?n?tos ?i a doua zi am mers acas? f?r? a suspina vreo nemul?umire. Dac? a? fi fost un la?, a? fi alergat de la un editor la altul ?i de la un actor la altul, i-a? fi implorat s? fie ?ng?duitori ?i a? fi petrecut dou? trei s?pt?m?ni ?n Petersburg, agit?ndu-m? cu Pesc?ru?ul meu, cu emo?ie, cu o transpira?ie rece ?n lamenta?ii. Am ac?ionat at?t de rece ?i de responsabil precum un om care a f?cut o ofert? ?i apoi a fost ?nt?mpinat cu un refuz ?i nu mai are nimic altceva de f?cut dec?t s? plece. ?ntr-adev?r, vanitatea mea a fost n?ucit?, dar ?ti?i, nu a fost o lovitur? din senin. A?teptam un e?ec ?i m? preg?tisem pentru el precum te-am prevenit cu o absolut? sinceritate“.

Philip Haldane and his sister lived in a little red-roofed house in a little redroofed town. They had a little garden and a little balcony, and a little stable with a little pony in it—and a little cart for the pony to draw; a little canary hung in a little cage in the little bow-window, and the neat little servant kept everything as bright and clean as a little new pin. Philip had no one but his sister, and she had no one but Philip. Their parents were dead, and Helen, who was twenty years older than Philip and was really his half-sister, was all the mother he had ever known. And he had never envied other boys their mothers, because Helen was so kind and clever and dear. She gave up almost all her time to him; she taught him all the lessons he learned; she played with him, inventing the most wonderful new games and adventures. ABOUT AUTHOR: Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland; 1858 – 1924) was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on over 60 books of fiction for children, several of which have been adapted for film and television. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later connected to the Labour Party.

"The Man Without a Country" first appeared in the Atlantic Monthlyfor December, 1863. It was the author's wish that it be published anonymously, in the hope that it might be ascribed to some officer of the Navy; but unfortunately, the man who compiled the year's index for the magazine, which was mailed with the December number, recognized Dr. Hale's handwriting, and gave him credit for it in the index. The story was written during the darkest period of the Civil War, and this war is perhaps the gloomiest period in the history of our great republic in the history of our great Republic; it was written at a time when one-half of the people in the United States were burning with patriotism, and were ready to lay down their lives to preserve the Union, while the other half were striving to disrupt what to them was merely a confederation of States, in no wise binding, and were damning the United States, even as did Philip Nolan; at at time when the President was bending low under the weight of sorrow for the loss of thousands of noble men who were falling in battle, and was enduring in pitiful silence the villification that was heaped upon him by the "copper-head" opposition; at a time when patriotism was preached in the pulpit, sung by our poets, and exhaled with every breath. The story launched in such an atmosphere, met with immediate favor. It was reprinted everywhere without regard for copyright, and was translated into several foreign languages. It was accepted by many as a narrative of actual facts, and provoked many discussions as to whether Philip Nolan was a real person; some even went so far as to identify him.