The Road to DamiettaHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004 M10 25 - 318 pages The Newbury Award-winning author delivers “what may be his finest novel” in this young adult narrative of Saint Francis of Assisi and the Fifth Crusade (Publishers Weekly). Rich in the atmosphere of thirteenth-century Italy, The Road to Damietta offers a fascinating new perspective on the man who became Saint Francis of Assisi: the guileless, joyous man who praised the oneness of nature and sought to bring the world into harmony. Thirteen-year-old Ricca di Montanaro, who secretly loves the young Francis, watches in awe as he disavows his rich father and declares himself a servant of Christ. Following him on his journey, Ricca recounts Francis’s attempt to bring peace amidst the bloodshed of the Fifth Crusade. “Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace,” he said. “Where there is hatred, let me sow love, where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy.” And so he set off on the road to Damietta… |
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... father was the podestd, theleader, and amember of thecommune that governed Assisi, and lately, within the past month, he had been harshly criticized for living outside the city more than he lived in it, which had disturbed his sleep and ...
... father was the podestd, theleader, and amember of thecommune that governed Assisi, and lately, within the past month, he had been harshly criticized for living outside the city more than he lived in it, which had disturbed his sleep and ...
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... father pulled up his mount and called to one of the oxboys. "Run down until you find the creature," he said. "Get him off the road and into the bushes, where we'll not have to look at him. Do not dally with him. Use your goad freely ...
... father pulled up his mount and called to one of the oxboys. "Run down until you find the creature," he said. "Get him off the road and into the bushes, where we'll not have to look at him. Do not dally with him. Use your goad freely ...
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... father let down the visor of his helmet and I turned my head away, for the sight of people falling apart truly made ... father being the first. "Have you seen the leper?" he asked my father. "I smell him but I do not see him anywhere ...
... father let down the visor of his helmet and I turned my head away, for the sight of people falling apart truly made ... father being the first. "Have you seen the leper?" he asked my father. "I smell him but I do not see him anywhere ...
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... father said. "She clothed him in dresses until he was five, I hear." "True," said Rinaldo, who disliked Francis Bernardone intensely. "Sensitivity has come into fashion, so he's become quite sensitive these days." "A result of the ...
... father said. "She clothed him in dresses until he was five, I hear." "True," said Rinaldo, who disliked Francis Bernardone intensely. "Sensitivity has come into fashion, so he's become quite sensitive these days." "A result of the ...
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... father on two occasions I knew about. I had already made a quiet decision about the count and his square beard and his small, pouting ruby-red lips. I had decided that I would get myself to a nunnery rather than be his bride. "It's been ...
... father on two occasions I knew about. I had already made a quiet decision about the count and his square beard and his small, pouting ruby-red lips. I had decided that I would get myself to a nunnery rather than be his bride. "It's been ...
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