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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... hands. In the old days they were given wooden clappers to announce their presence. My father had changed this. Now they carried bells, which ... hand and motioned the caravan to continue. The road was deserted but the bell still rang. I 3.
... hands. In the old days they were given wooden clappers to announce their presence. My father had changed this. Now they carried bells, which ... hand and motioned the caravan to continue. The road was deserted but the bell still rang. I 3.
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... hand. His name was Francis Bernardone and he was the son of Pietro Bernardone, the second richest merchant in the city of Assisi, my father being the first. "Have you seen the leper?" he asked my father. "I smell him but I do not see ...
... hand. His name was Francis Bernardone and he was the son of Pietro Bernardone, the second richest merchant in the city of Assisi, my father being the first. "Have you seen the leper?" he asked my father. "I smell him but I do not see ...
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... hand and wave. He was waving to me but I didn't dare wave back. "Also he's very brave,"Mother added, for she, like most of the Assisi women—but none of the men—adored Francis Bernardone. "He's truly the bravest of all!" I silently ...
... hand and wave. He was waving to me but I didn't dare wave back. "Also he's very brave,"Mother added, for she, like most of the Assisi women—but none of the men—adored Francis Bernardone. "He's truly the bravest of all!" I silently ...
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... hand. He smiled; his lips glistened. "Someday soon," he said, "I'll show you how best to handle her. We'll bring Simonetta here to the river and unloose her." He came close and examined the hawk, running a hand over her sleek feathers ...
... hand. He smiled; his lips glistened. "Someday soon," he said, "I'll show you how best to handle her. We'll bring Simonetta here to the river and unloose her." He came close and examined the hawk, running a hand over her sleek feathers ...
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... hand." "I don't wish to observe him," I said testily. "I've observed him many times before and I have observed him tonight." "Yes, but you haven't met him. He isn't what you judge him to be from the glimpses. A plain countenance ...
... hand." "I don't wish to observe him," I said testily. "I've observed him many times before and I have observed him tonight." "Yes, but you haven't met him. He isn't what you judge him to be from the glimpses. A plain countenance ...
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