All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful: but the beauty is grim. Who shall tell me the truth about this one? Tragic? Even so, because wherever ambitions, vanities, and follies are multiplied by millionfold contact, calamity is there. Noble and beautiful? Aye, for even folly may have the majesty of magnitude. Hasty, cruel, shallow? Agreed, but where in this terrene orb will you find it otherwise?
All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful: but the beauty is grim. Who shall tell me the truth about this one? Tragic? Even so, because wherever ambitions, vanities, and follies are multiplied by millionfold contact, calamity is there. Noble and beautiful? Aye, for even folly may have the majesty of magnitude. Hasty, cruel, shallow? Agreed, but where in this terrene orb will you find it otherwise?
The stories in this book have been growing together for a long time.There are only little, broken chapters from the long story of life. None of them is taken from other books. Only one of them--the story of Winifried and the Thunder-Oak--has the slightest wisp of a foundation in fact or legend.
Andrew Lang's series of fairytale books have been considered by many as having provided some of the best fundamental reading for children since the late 19th and 20th centuries. The stories are not original, since they almost without exception were passed down orally. But they are told using old, rather than modernized language.
Comments for "Where the Blue Begins"
Please let us know what you thought about the book. It will help the author and the reader.
The Blue Flower and Other Stories
By: Henry van Dyke
The stories in this book have been growing together for a long time.There are only little, broken chapters from the long story of life. None of them is taken from other books. Only one of them--the story of Winifried and the Thunder-Oak--has the slightest wisp of a foundation in fact or legend.
The Blue Fairy Book
By: Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang's series of fairytale books have been considered by many as having provided some of the best fundamental reading for children since the late 19th and 20th centuries. The stories are not original, since they almost without exception were passed down orally. But they are told using old, rather than modernized language.
Additional eBooks For Sale
Diary of a Serial Killer
by B. Cameron LeeWARNING: This is not a politically correct eBook, and its contents may upset readers with a gentle disposition. Reece...
The Stormer
by Gurmeet MattuThe Stormer is another romantic comedy novel by the author of The Sex Diaries. It sees struggling artist, Hugh...
Dawn, the Planet
by Sam GoldenbergA glorious summer day turns into a nightmare for 27 office employees in downtown Toronto, Canada. Mushroom-like...