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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... wish that Marsilio was with us. I sent him a letter weeks ago and invited him here to witness the event, but he wrote back and called me a fool for believing in such maunderings." The two men had exchanged letters for a long time ...
... wish that Marsilio was with us. I sent him a letter weeks ago and invited him here to witness the event, but he wrote back and called me a fool for believing in such maunderings." The two men had exchanged letters for a long time ...
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... wish upon." "A voice," Raul said, "whispered to me just now, saying, 'There is no such thing as an omen for lovers to be found in the sky. Nor a voice whispering in the night.' From below us in San Rufino Square came a clash of cymbals ...
... wish upon." "A voice," Raul said, "whispered to me just now, saying, 'There is no such thing as an omen for lovers to be found in the sky. Nor a voice whispering in the night.' From below us in San Rufino Square came a clash of cymbals ...
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... wish to answer. But if you do, answer me with the truth." I knew the question before he had a chance to ask it. Calmly I said, as though I had said it many times before, "Francis Bernardone is my dearest love." Raul's face was hidden ...
... wish to answer. But if you do, answer me with the truth." I knew the question before he had a chance to ask it. Calmly I said, as though I had said it many times before, "Francis Bernardone is my dearest love." Raul's face was hidden ...
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... 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, somewhat severe, for ...
... 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, somewhat severe, for ...
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... wishes to visit heaven, which is her home." "How do you know what she wishes to do?" I asked, turning the horse round him in a circle. "I know because I see it in her eyes." "How can you see her eyes? You can't, because she's wearing a ...
... wishes to visit heaven, which is her home." "How do you know what she wishes to do?" I asked, turning the horse round him in a circle. "I know because I see it in her eyes." "How can you see her eyes? You can't, because she's wearing a ...
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