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Views: 361This story published in 1774 is terrible! Just terrible. I couldn’t put the book down! The love between Werther and Charlotte is genuine to be sure. Strong, stupid, selfish, deadly passion. Thanks be to God I am not a stupid young man any more! These passions are outlived. I feel the desperation, full of… Continue reading The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Book Review

Views: 59I pass a rich estate on my way to resupply the larder. Globes of shimmering white lights hang from the old oak trees. The beautiful manse is lit up like a wedding cake. My ego tells me I need to be in the compound surrounded by twelve foot security fence, stone pillars lit from… Continue reading A Rich Manse. Intergalactic Finance Minister

Views: 70We meet in dreamland. Smoke from a steaming bath fills the room. A dripping mirror reflects your vision, a lion sits beside your robe. Brushing your hair, drying your locks, admiring your lovely smile. I Love You. We meet in dreamland. The sun beams down on your body, rustling evergreens and birch trees sing… Continue reading A Lion Sits Beside You. Intergalactic Finance Minister

Views: 483The boys are shipwrecked. Fifteen of them. Aging from eight to fourteen years old. No adults around. They live on the island without trouble, build shelter in a cave, read lessons from a small library, hunt game, gather the flocks, and harvest the herbs. Everything is working out marvelously. The French boy, Briant, is… Continue reading Two Years Holiday by Jules Verne Book Review