War with the Normans part 4
Thereupon he began reciting the Canons about ” superfluous Church vessels ” and after saying a good deal about them, he concluded with the...
War with the Normans part 3
As he did not wish to do anything unworthy of, or inconsistent with, his own military knowledge and bravery, he focussed his attention on...
War with the Normans part 2
Both these men were clever at foreseeing everything, and in grasping the essentials’ and there was no strategic trick unknown to them; they were...
War with the Normans part 1
War with the Normans (1082-83) (i-vii) : Alexius’ First Battle with Heretics – John Italus (viii-ix)
I And meanwhile Robert, entirely freed from anxiety, collected...
The Story of Abou Hassan the Wag or the Sleeper Awakened part 7
It was then the close of the night, and Abou Hassan, awaking, and hearing the sounds of the lutes, and tambourines, and flutes, and...
The Story of Abou Hassan the Wag or the Sleeper Awakened part 14
The caliph then seated himself at the heads of the two pretended corpses, and said, By the tomb of the Apostle of Allah (God...
The Story of Abou Hassan the Wag or the Sleeper Awakened part 13
They all four arose, laying wagers with each other, and went forth and walked from the gate of the palace until they entered the...
The Story of Abou Hassan the Wag or the Sleeper Awakened part 12
Then Abou Hassan laid himself along, and Nouzatalfuad covered him, and bound his eyes and his feet, and seated herself at his head, weeping....
The Story of Abou Hassan the Wag or the Sleeper Awakened part 11
Accordingly, Nouzatalfuad extended herself, and Abou Hassan cov-ered her with her veil, and seated himself at her head, weeping. And lo Mesrour the eunuch...
The Story of Abou Hassan the Wag or the Sleeper Awakened part 10
And the Lady Zobeide re- joined, In truth he was not with thee, nor, didst thou see him; and none was with me just...
