Đang chuẩn bị nút TẢI XUỐNG, xin hãy chờ
Tải xuống
Far over the eastern half of Europe extends a vast and mighty plain, spreading thousands of miles to the north and south, to the east and west, in the north a land of forests, in the south and east a region of treeless levels. Here stretches the Black Land, whose deep dark soil is fit for endless harvests; here are the arable steppes, a vast fertile prairie land, and here again the barren steppes, fit only for wandering herds and the tents of nomad shepherds. Across this great plain, in all directions, flow myriads of meandering streams, many of them swelling into noble rivers, whose. | Tales Vol. 8 of 15 by Charles Morris 1 Tales Vol. 8 of 15 by Charles Morris Project Gutenberg s Historic Tales Vol. 8 of 15 by Charles Morris This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title Historic Tales Vol. 8 of 15 The Romance of Reality Author Charles Morris Release Date May 27 2008 EBook 25625 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORIC TALES VOL. 8 OF 15 Produced by David Kline Greg Bergquist and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http www.pgdp.net Illustration THE KREMLIN. Édition d Élite Historical Tales Tales Vol. 8 of 15 by Charles Morris 2 The Romance of Reality By CHARLES MORRIS Author of Half-Hours with the Best American Authors Tales from the Dramatists etc. IN FIFTEEN VOLUMES Volume VIII Russian J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON Copyright 1898 by J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY. Copyright 1904 by J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY. Copyright 1908 by J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY. CONTENTS. PAGE THE ANCIENT SCYTHIANS 5 OLEG THE VARANGIAN 14 THE VENGEANCE OF QUEEN OLGA 21 VLADIMIR THE GREAT 29 THE LAWGIVER OF RUSSIA 41 THE YOKE OF THE TARTARS 49 THE VICTORY OF THE DON 55 IVAN THE FIRST OF THE CZARS 60 THE FALL OF NOVGOROD THE GREAT 64 IVAN THE TERRIBLE 74 THE CONQUEST OF SIBERIA 80 THE MACBETH OF RUSSIA 85 THE ERA OF THE IMPOSTORS 101 THE BOOKS OF ANCESTRY 110 Tales Vol. 8 of 15 by Charles Morris 3 BOYHOOD OF PETER THE GREAT 114 CARPENTER PETER OF ZAANDAM 123 THE FALL OF THE STRELITZ 132 THE CRUSADE AGAINST BEARDS AND CLOAKS 142 MAZEPPA THE COSSACK CHIEF 149 A WINDOW OPEN TO EUROPE 155 FROM THE HOVEL TO THE THRONE 165 BUFFOONERIES OF THE RUSSIAN COURT 174 HOW A WOMAN DETHRONED A MAN 184 A STRUGGLE FOR A THRONE 195 THE FLIGHT OF THE KALMUCKS 202 A MAGICAL TRANSFORMATION SCENE 220 KOSCIUSKO AND THE .
