Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
The Moon And Sixpence 58.6
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"The millsof God grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small, " he said, somewhatimpressively.Mrs. ...
The Moon And Sixpence 58.5
30 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
She went to thedoor and called them. There entered a tall man in khaki, with the parson'scollar, han...
The Moon And Sixpence 58.4
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"I hope hedidn't bore you, " she said, when the door closed behind him. "Ofcourse it's a nuisance so...
The Moon And Sixpence 58.3
28 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Whatwonderful cushions you have, " said Mr. Van Busche Taylor."Do youlike them?" she said, smiling....
The Moon And Sixpence 58.2
27 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When I wasushered into the drawing-room I found that Mrs. Strickland had a visitor, andwhen I discov...
The Moon And Sixpence 58.1
26 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The time camefor my departure from Tahiti. According to the gracious custom of the island,presents w...
The Moon And Sixpence 57.5
25 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The colourswere so strange that words can hardly tell what a troubling emotion they gave.They were s...
The Moon And Sixpence 57.4
24 Oct 2018
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"I thinkStrickland knew it was a masterpiece. He had achieved what he wanted. His lifewas complete. ...
The Moon And Sixpence 57.3
23 Oct 2018
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"Destroyed?"I cried." Maisoui; did you not know?""Howshould I know? It is true I had never heard of ...
The Moon And Sixpence 57.2
22 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Iscarcely know. It was strange and fantastic. It was a vision of the beginningsof the world, the Ga...
The Moon And Sixpence 57.1
21 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
At that momentwe were interrupted by the appearance of Madame Coutras, who had been payingvisits. Sh...
The Moon And Sixpence 56.2
20 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
She took nonotice. Again the beastly stench almost made him faint, and he lit a cheroot.His eyes gre...
The Moon And Sixpence 56.1
19 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Then two yearsmore went by, or perhaps three, for time passes imperceptibly in Tahiti, and itis hard...
The Moon And Sixpence 55.10
18 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"He willnot see you. You must go away. "Dr. Coutrasinsisted, but she would not let him pass. Dr. Cou...
The Moon And Sixpence 55.9
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
" Maisnon, mon cher monsieur, men are always the same. Fear makes them cruel. . . . Idecided to see ...
The Moon And Sixpence 55.8
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"But Atadid not send for me, " the doctor went on, at last, "and it chancedthat I did not go to that...
The Moon And Sixpence 55.7
15 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"What isit that thou art saying to the doctor?" asked Ata suspiciously. "Thouwilt not go?""If itplea...
The Moon And Sixpence 55.6
14 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"They arenot going to take thee away?" she cried.At that timethere was no rigid sequestration on the...
The Moon And Sixpence 55.5
13 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Coutras haddelivered sentence of death on many men, and he could never overcome the horrorwith w...
The Moon And Sixpence 55.4
12 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ata did notspeak, but with the boy followed him to the house. The girl who had brought himwas by thi...
The Moon And Sixpence 55.3
11 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Iconfess, " said the doctor, turning to me, "that I hesitated. I didnot relish fourteen kilometres ...
The Moon And Sixpence 55.2
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It appears thatDr. Coutras had gone one day to Taravao in order to see an old chiefess who wasill, a...
The Moon And Sixpence 55.1
09 Oct 2018
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Mr. Coutras wasan old Frenchman of great stature and exceeding bulk. His body was shaped likea huge ...
The Moon And Sixpence 54.4
08 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Evidemment, it is not exciting on my island, and we are very far from the world-- imagine, it takes...
The Moon And Sixpence 54.3
07 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"It washard and anxious work at first, and we worked strenuously, both of us. Everyday I was up at d...
The Moon And Sixpence 54.2
06 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Howstrange that you should say that!" I answered. "For long ago I hadthe idea that he was possessed...
The Moon And Sixpence 54.1
05 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As we walkedalong I reflected on a circumstance which all that I had lately heard aboutStrickland fo...
The Moon And Sixpence 53.5
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
CapitaineBrunot turned to me with a gentle smile, and there was a wonderful look in hisdark, kind ey...
The Moon And Sixpence 53.4
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tiare sighed."Ah, Iwish I were fifteen again. "Then she caughtsight of a cat trying to get at a dish...
The Moon And Sixpence 53.3
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
He smiledmaliciously at Tiare, and with lamentations she told us again the story of howat the sale o...
The Moon And Sixpence 53.2
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
So I went. Ishall never forget the impression my visit made on me. I live on an atoll, alow island, ...
The Moon And Sixpence 53.1
30 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tenez, voila leCapitaine Brunot, " said Tiare, one day when I was fitting together whatshe could tel...
The Moon And Sixpence 52.2
28 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Then thecocoa-nuts would be ripe for picking, and her cousins (like all the natives,Ata had a host o...
The Moon And Sixpence 52.1
27 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I suppose thenext three years were the happiest of Strickland's life. Ata's house stoodabout eight k...
The Moon And Sixpence 51.5
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Thedrawing-room at the Hotel de la Fleur was a small room, with a cottage piano,and a suite of mahog...
The Moon And Sixpence 51.4
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"My firsthusband, Captain Johnson, used to thrash me regularly. He was a man. He washandsome, six fo...
The Moon And Sixpence 51.3
24 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"It wasthen he told me of his wife in England. 'My poor Strickland, ' I said to him,'they've all got...
The Moon And Sixpence 51.2
23 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Yes; shehadn't a drop of white blood in her. Well, after I'd talked to her I sent forStrickland, an...
The Moon And Sixpence 51.1
22 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tiare, when Itold her this story, praised my prudence, and for a few minutes we worked insilence, fo...
The Moon And Sixpence 50.5
21 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Character? Ishould have thought it needed a good deal of character to throw up a careerafter half an...
The Moon And Sixpence 50.4
20 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"I've donepretty well, " he said, "but the strange thing is that I owe it allto one piece of luck. "...
The Moon And Sixpence 50.3
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Somethingseemed to twist his heart, and suddenly he felt an exultation, a sense ofwonderful freedom....
The Moon And Sixpence 50.2
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In a few weeksthe authorities received his resignation of the coveted position on the staff.It creat...
The Moon And Sixpence 50.1
17 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I have an ideathat some men are born out of their due place. Accident has cast them amidcertain surr...
The Moon And Sixpence 49.3
16 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"He usedto come here sometimes, and I used to see him walking about Papeete. I wassorry for him, he ...
The Moon And Sixpence 49.2
15 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
She was thebest cook on the island, and she adored good food. From morning till night yousaw her sit...
The Moon And Sixpence 49.1
14 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I lived at theHotel de la Fleur, and Mrs. Johnson, the proprietress, had a sad story to tellof lost ...
The Moon And Sixpence 48.3
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Do notask me. I could not make head or tail of it. I never saw such a thing in mylife. `What shall ...
The Moon And Sixpence 48.2
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"You see,I was interested in him because he was a painter, " he told me. "Wedon't get many painters ...
The Moon And Sixpence 48.1
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It is here thatI purposed to end my book. My first idea was to begin it with the account ofStricklan...
The Moon And Sixpence 47.10
10 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A week passed."That'swhat I always say, " reflected Captain Nichols, "when you hurt a man,hurt him b...
The Moon And Sixpence 47.9
09 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suddenly hecaught sight of Strickland. He rolled up to him. He did not speak. He gatheredthe spittle...
The Moon And Sixpence 47.8
08 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the bar inwhich Strickland and Nichols sat a mechanical piano was loudly grinding outdance music....
The Moon And Sixpence 47.7
07 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
One nightCaptain Nichols and Strickland were sitting in one of the bars of the RueBouterie. The Rue ...
The Moon And Sixpence 47.6
06 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Chink'sHead was a name the beach-combers gave to a wretched inn off the Rue Bouterie,kept by a o...
The Moon And Sixpence 47.5
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Now and thenthey made a bit of money. Sometimes a mail steamer would come in, and CaptainNichols, ha...
The Moon And Sixpence 47.4
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Strickland hadno papers, but that was not a matter to disconcert Tough Bill when he saw aprofit (he ...
The Moon And Sixpence 47.3
03 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When the doorsof the Asile de Nuit were closed to them, Strickland and Captain Nichols soughtthe hos...
The Moon And Sixpence 47.2
02 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Come andhave breakfast, mate, " he said."Go tohell, " answered Strickland.I recognised myfriend's l...
The Moon And Sixpence 47.1
01 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I have tried toput some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me aboutStrickland, ...
The Moon And Sixpence 46.4
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The rogue, like the artistand perhaps the gentleman, belongs to no class. He is not embarrassed by t...
The Moon And Sixpence 46.3
30 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I do not knowwhy Captain Nichols first left England. It was a matter upon which he was reticent,and ...
The Moon And Sixpence 46.2
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
My friend'sappearance suggested that he was now in the same predicament, and I preparedmyself to cul...
The Moon And Sixpence 46.1
28 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Had not been inTahiti long before I met Captain Nichols. He came in one morning when I washaving bre...
The Moon And Sixpence 45.3
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tahiti is alofty green island, with deep folds of a darker green, in which you divinesilent valleys;...
The Moon And Sixpence 45.2
26 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I did notaltogether believe my eyes. The days that had passed since I left Wellingtonseemed extraord...
The Moon And Sixpence 45.1
25 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I have saidalready that but for the hazard of a journey to Tahiti I should doubtless neverhave writt...
The Moon And Sixpence 44.2
24 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I amdisappointed that I cannot report any extravagances in his opinions on the oldmasters. There is ...
The Moon And Sixpence 44.1
23 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A certainimportance attaches to the views on art of painters, and this is the naturalplace for me to...
The Moon And Sixpence 43.7
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I think, even, he hated the inevitable partner in his debauchery. When he had regained command over ...
The Moon And Sixpence 43.6
21 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Here lies the unreality of fiction. For in men, as a rule, love is but an episode which takes its pl...
The Moon And Sixpence 43.5
20 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It must have frightened her. When Strickland suggested that in her surrender to him there was a sens...
The Moon And Sixpence 43.4
19 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I never knew anyone who was less self-conscious. But it is unfortunate that I can give no descriptio...
The Moon And Sixpence 43.3
18 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The facts are much duller. Strickland, a boy fresh from school, went into a broker's office without ...
The Moon And Sixpence 43.2
17 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On the other hand, I might have found his motives in the influence of the married relation. There ar...
The Moon And Sixpence 43.1
16 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Looking back, I realise that what I have written about Charles Strickland must seem very unsatisfact...
The Moon And Sixpence 42.6
15 Aug 2018
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Though thesepictures confused and puzzled me, I could not be unmoved by the emotion thatwas patent i...
The Moon And Sixpence 42.5
14 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When I imaginedthat on seeing his pictures I should get a clue to the understanding of hisstrange ch...
The Moon And Sixpence 42.4
13 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
But if I waspuzzled and disconcerted, I was not unimpressed. Even I, in my colossalignorance, could ...
The Moon And Sixpence 42.3
12 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I will notdescribe the pictures that Strickland showed me. Descriptions of pictures arealways dull, ...
The Moon And Sixpence 42.2
11 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
He placed apicture on the easel, and let me look at it for a minute or two; then took itdown and put...
The Moon And Sixpence 42.1
10 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I did not knowwhy Strickland had suddenly offered to show them to me. I welcomed theopportunity. A m...
The Moon And Sixpence 41.10
09 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Is itpossible for any man to disregard others entirely?" I said, though more tomyself than to him. ...
The Moon And Sixpence 41.9
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Strickland hadfound his hat, and stood looking at me."Are youcoming?""Why doyou seek my acquaintance...
The Moon And Sixpence 41.8
07 Aug 2018
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"It may bea lack of sympathy in myself if it does not make any great difference to methat she is dea...
The Moon And Sixpence 41.7
06 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"When awoman loves you she's not satisfied until she possesses your soul. Becauseshe's weak, she has...
The Moon And Sixpence 41.6
05 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"I don'twant love. I haven't time for it. It's weakness. I am a man, and sometimes Iwant a woman. Wh...
The Moon And Sixpence 41.5
04 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
He gave asudden flash of anger."Damn itall, I wanted her. "But herecovered his temper immediately, a...
The Moon And Sixpence 41.4
03 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"She was agoverness in the family of some Roman prince, and the son of the house seducedher. She tho...
The Moon And Sixpence 41.3
02 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
His callousnesswas inhuman, and in my indignation I was not inclined to mince my words."As a meremat...
The Moon And Sixpence 41.2
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The writer ismore concerned to know than to judge.There was in mysoul a perfectly genuine horror of ...
The Moon And Sixpence 41.1
31 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We arrived atthe house in which I lived. I would not ask him to come in with me, but walkedup the st...
The Moon And Sixpence 40.3
30 Jul 2018
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"I thinkyou're detestable. You're the most loathsome beast that it's ever been mymisfortune to meet....
The Moon And Sixpence 40.2
29 Jul 2018
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I shrugged myshoulders, and went into the shop. I reflected that French paper was bad, andthat, foil...
The Moon And Sixpence 40.1
28 Jul 2018
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For the nextmonth, occupied with my own affairs, I saw no one connected with thislamentable business...
The Moon And Sixpence 39.8
27 Jul 2018
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"What haveyou done with all your things?" I said at last."I got aJew in, and he gave me a round sum ...
The Moon And Sixpence 39.7
26 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The falseemphasis with which they try to deck their worthless thoughts blunts theirsusceptibilities....
The Moon And Sixpence 39.6
25 Jul 2018
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It was not onlythe bold simplification of the drawing which showed so rich and so singular apersonal...
The Moon And Sixpence 39.5
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As Stroeve toldme this he became as excited as when the incident occurred, and he took hold ofa dinn...
The Moon And Sixpence 39.4
23 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suddenly hecaught sight of a canvas with its face to the wall. It was a much larger onethan he himse...