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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... 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 foolish war," Raul observed as he looked up from the scroll he was ...
... 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 foolish war," Raul observed as he looked up from the scroll he was ...
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... hear me above the clamor, but I took a long breath and shouted down to him, inviting him to watch the fiery serpent. "Who is it you shout at?" Raul asked. "The one in the velvet cap and the cock's feather—Francis Bernardone." Raul said ...
... hear me above the clamor, but I took a long breath and shouted down to him, inviting him to watch the fiery serpent. "Who is it you shout at?" Raul asked. "The one in the velvet cap and the cock's feather—Francis Bernardone." Raul said ...
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... hear the horrendous noise and the bacchic songs. I could easily imagine how Francis looked when he stood at the bishop's door, his black brows drawn down, a clown's smile on his face. I didn't see Francis again until a month, a month ...
... hear the horrendous noise and the bacchic songs. I could easily imagine how Francis looked when he stood at the bishop's door, his black brows drawn down, a clown's smile on his face. I didn't see Francis again until a month, a month ...
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... on a drunken party." "The city of Assisi hatches rumors like summer flies," I said. "Where did you hear this one?" "Yesterday, from your father." "I don't believe it." "It does sound odd. A son stealing from his own 26.
... on a drunken party." "The city of Assisi hatches rumors like summer flies," I said. "Where did you hear this one?" "Yesterday, from your father." "I don't believe it." "It does sound odd. A son stealing from his own 26.
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