ICARUS AND DAEDALUS, THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES, THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE, AND A LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER BY F, SCOTT FITZGERALD

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ROBIN HOOD TURNS BEGGAR from THE MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD

Robin Hood finally achieves his dream of becoming a beggar, at least for a day, and in the process outwits and outfights a number of scoundrels who end up contributing their wealth to the cause. Get all of our shows at one website: WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM My email works as well ...  Show more

A LOVE PASSAGE by W.W. JACOBS

"A Love Passage" is a lighthearted maritime comedy from W.W. Jacobs' 1896 collection, Many Cargoes, that satirizes the bumbling romantic efforts of sailors. The Plot The story follows the mate of a schooner who decides, with somewhat clinical detachment, that it is time for him t ...  Show more

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