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A Room with a View
E.M. Forster
28 days •
ⓘ 1908 • While traveling in Italy, Lucy Honeychurch finds her affections torn between two men: one a socially acceptable match, the other her true love.
My Prisons
Silvio Pellico
20 days •
ⓘ 1832 • Italian writer and poet Silvio Pellico recounts his harrowing years of imprisonment after being arrested - and nearly sentenced to death - for his revolutionary actions against Austrian despotism.
Sea and Sardinia
D.H. Lawrence
25 days •
ⓘ 1921 • Lawrence recounts his trip through Sicily to the interior of Sardinia alongside his wife.
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Carlo Collodi
14 days •
ⓘ 1881 • The beloved story of the puppet come-to-life and his adventures on the road to becoming a real boy.
Romola
George Eliot
74 days •
ⓘ 1862 • In Renaissance Florence amidst political and religious upheaval, Romola must choose her own path among shifting alliances, spiritual guidance, and betrayals by those closest to her.
The Decameron
Giovanni Boccaccio
98 days •
ⓘ 1353 • One hundred stories told amidst the Black Death, ranging from the witty to erotic to tragic to life lessons. An entertaining and vivid snapshot of life from 14th century Italy.
Dialogues
Seneca
74 days •
ⓘ 65 • A collection of Stoic essays, letters, and other writings from statesman and philosopher Seneca the Younger.
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon
300 days •
ⓘ 1776 • The monumental six volume history of Rome, from its peak through the fall first of Western Rome and then of Byzantium.
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