“Ruined on the ground, the dust spontaneously resumed its former shape. Just so expires the *phoenix* in its flames, great sages agree”. Canto XXIV, Pg 203.
#Summersouls
Mythical #Birds
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pick• 544 pages • first pub 1472 • fiction • classics • poetry • challenging • reflective • slow-paced • 5 Stars
We know what happens in Hell.. But what about Purgatory Dante's Inferno revealed some titillating details about the punishments inflicted on sinners - but in a way, we already knew what happens to people in Hell. ⬇️
Darn it Hozier, this is your fault! No I‘ve read large parts and summaries before. He just inspired the purchase with his music. 🔥
Recent acquisitions:
📖 Chaucer: Sources and Backgrounds edited by Robert P. Miller
📖 Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, edited by Sarah E. Maier [ I collect editions of Tess - this is my 27th ]
#UniteAgainstBookBans #fREADom
bailedI had to give this up, so many pages of names, names and more names of possible ancestors. I completely lost interest.
#BookBinge
#AuthorSharesYrInitials
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If you can't see the image, it's the tagged book. 😃
OMG, I had to read this in college. 😖
#Underworld #Movie2BookRecs
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