An investigation of the irregularities in the company's accounts uncovered a large-scale fraud.

When men multiplied, says the author, they had daughters of an exquisite beauty, so amiable that the Egregores, or the guardian Angels, conceived a violent passion for them.

The entrancement of a child by the bright lights and other paraphernalia of a pantomime is a magical sight.

Years before airconditioning, the breezers, which were open on all sides, gave trolley customers naturally cool air.