Mór Jókai

Csak tizennégy éves volt még Nagy Lajos leánya, Hedvig, s már két korona kivánkozott szüzi homlokára, a lengyel és lithván.A korona nehéz ékszer! egykor sokkal könnyebb füzért hordozott a szép királyi hajadon, – a szerelem rózsa-koszoruját.Még mid?n csak hat éves volt a leány, országhóditó atyja elvitte ?t magával egy szomszéd tartomány udvarába...

      On September 28th, 1730, a rebellion burst forth in Stambul against Sultan Achmed III., whose cowardly hesitation to take the field against the advancing hosts of the victorious Persians had revolted both the army and the people. The rebellion began in the camp of the Janissaries, and the ringleader was one Halil Patrona, a poor Albanian s...

We are in the depths of an underground cavern. It is bad enough to be underground, but here we are all enveloped in black as well: the ceiling is black, so are the walls; they are made of blocks of coal. The floor is one great black looking-glass. It is a sort of pond, polished as steel. Over this polished surface glistens the reflection of a so...