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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... head away, for the sight of people falling apart truly made me ill. At this time a lone horseman appeared in the distance. He had heard the bell and was riding cautiously. As we came upon him he stopped and greeted us with a wave of a ...
... head away, for the sight of people falling apart truly made me ill. At this time a lone horseman appeared in the distance. He had heard the bell and was riding cautiously. As we came upon him he stopped and greeted us with a wave of a ...
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... head," Rinaldo said, loath to relinquish the subject of Francis Bernardone. "Many," my father said. "He's a very sensitive boy," my mother called out from the carriage. He's not a boy, I wanted to say—but I didn't. 5.
... head," Rinaldo said, loath to relinquish the subject of Francis Bernardone. "Many," my father said. "He's a very sensitive boy," my mother called out from the carriage. He's not a boy, I wanted to say—but I didn't. 5.
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... head. Bernardone is a clerk at his father's cloth shop, not far from here. I require a length of wool for a cloak and serge for a pair of breeches. So we'll visit the shop one of these days, and while I make a purchase you can observe ...
... head. Bernardone is a clerk at his father's cloth shop, not far from here. I require a length of wool for a cloak and serge for a pair of breeches. So we'll visit the shop one of these days, and while I make a purchase you can observe ...
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... head upon a block. The executioner wields a sword and blood gushes out— the red, red wine from Santa Lucia. Women wrap him in winding cloths and bear him away while the throng laments. Only then did Francis Bernardone appear, striding ...
... head upon a block. The executioner wields a sword and blood gushes out— the red, red wine from Santa Lucia. Women wrap him in winding cloths and bear him away while the throng laments. Only then did Francis Bernardone appear, striding ...
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... head to toe and the other half a coarse green fabric used in the making of horse blankets. The cathedral square was flooded with citizenry. The flood spilled over into courtyards and arcades, ran off toward other piazzas.. It seemed ...
... head to toe and the other half a coarse green fabric used in the making of horse blankets. The cathedral square was flooded with citizenry. The flood spilled over into courtyards and arcades, ran off toward other piazzas.. It seemed ...
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