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The story is an autobiographical tale told by a Roman soldier, Marcus Flaminius Rufus, during the reign of the emperor Diocletian. During a sleepless night in Thebes, Egypt, a mysterious man, exhausted and wounded, seeks refuge in his camp. Just before dying, he tells Rufus about a river whose waters bestow immortality on whoever drinks from it.
Come celebrate Reader's Digest's 100th anniversary with a century of funny jokes, moving quotes, heartwarming stories, and riveting dramas. The post 100 Years of Reader’s Digest: People, Stories ...
Several people died of either heart attacks, strokes or exhaustion during a dancing mania that occurred in Strasbourg, Alsace (Holy Roman Empire). [23] [81] [82] Pietro Aretino: 21 October 1556: The influential Italian author and libertine is said to have died of suffocation from laughing too much at an obscene joke during a meal in Venice ...
— Nathanael Edgar, British police officer (13 February 1948), describing the circumstances of his being mortally wounded in the line of duty "To the General Secretary of the Arab League in Cairo: I lay full blame on your shoulders for leaving my soldiers, in the zenith of victory, without aid or weaponry. Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni." [254]
Hamm took a drug test that weekend, knowing he would fail. A week later, he delivered himself to his probation officer and soon after he was booked into the Campbell County jail. But before that, he had called Greenwell, Grateful Life’s intake supervisor. Hamm had begged to be allowed back into the program. Greenwell had turned him down.
Family quotes from famous people. 11. “In America, there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.” —Robert Benchley (July 1934) 12. “There is no such thing as fun for the ...
The Cop and the Anthem (1904), a well-known short story by O. Henry; Mad Bull 34 (1986–1990) manga by Kazuo Koike. Also adapted into a four episode OVA (1990–1992) and spawned a sequel manga, Mad Bull 2000 (1999–2002) (Officer John "Sleepy" Estes a.k.a. Mad Bull, Officer Daizaburo Ban, Lieutenant Perrine Valley, Chief Alan)
Man on Pink Corner" (original Spanish title: "Hombre de la Esquina Rosada") is a short story by Argentine writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges. It is the first of several stories he wrote concerning duels between knife-fighters, which Borges recognized as one of his archetypal themes.