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THE LAST FIGHT IN THE COLISEUM by CHARLOTTE YONGE

"The Last Fight in the Coliseum" — Charlotte Yonge Episode Summary In this episode, we bring you Charlotte Yonge's powerful historical tale "The Last Fight in the Coliseum," a story that blends imagination with the fading echoes of ancient Rome. Set during the final years of the ...  Show more

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The Chest of broken Glass is an old folk tale about a father who has grown old- to old to care for himself, and in order to gain more time from his three sons who only visit now and then, fills an old locked chect with broken glass. The sons, upon seeing the chect, and hearing th ...  Show more

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