Kisa Gotami presents her dead son to the Buddha ( Facebook ) Note: How hard it is to let go of a loved one at his or her death! This hear...

Publicity photo from a silent film version of Pudd'nhead Wilson (1916) ( Wikimedia ) Note: We take for granted some of the most comm...

The black dwarf and the merchant and son ( Wikipedia ) Note: Magic almost never delivers on its "promise"; it seems there's...

The Queen of Sheba visits Solomon, by Tintoretto ( Wikipedia ) Note: For a woman who is barely mentioned at all, the fabulously-wealthy Q...

Miss Havisham, Pip, and Joe ( Wikipedia ) Note: I first read Great Expectations in 8th grade, and again in adulthood; it was stunning bo...

The Old Man of the Mountain, original of The Great Stone Face ( Wikipedia ) Note: This is a story of inspiration, and how a boy spent his...

Castle Chojnik ("Hoynik"), the original of Kynast Castle ( Wikipedia ) Note: This is a story of cruelty--and revenge, a warning...