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Sto caricando le informazioni... Towers in the Mist (originale 1936; edizione 1986)di Elizabeth Goudge (Autore)
Informazioni sull'operaTowers in the Mist di Elizabeth Goudge (1936)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. This is a wonderful work of historical fiction. Set in the 1560's in Oxford, we get a very real and understandable glimpse of life for the townspeople and canons and scholars of Oxford, and England. Coming early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, the book describes the upheavals of the religious and political changes made by Henry VIII, then the reign of Bloody Mary, and finally the hopeful and prosperous reign of Elizabeth. But history can be dry without a good story. This book has a very good story. We meet some of the real people who moved in the court and played across the pages of history. We also come to know and love a family as the father and oldest daughter struggle to replace the mother who died and the children search for their place in the world. There are gypsies, a changeling, and an evil aunt. Being Oxford, of course there are dashing young men to turn the heads of the older daughters. We meet Walter Raleigh before he was Sir. And we meet Oxford the town and the university. As with many of Elizabeth Goudge's books, the journey is just as important as the destination. Change and the future is coming, but life in the moment is portrayed so beautifully and peacefully that we appreciate it all. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
It's late 16th-century London and awkward teenager Faithful travels to Oxford to study in England's great university. When Canon Leigh takes him in, Faithful enters into a family as exciting and educational as the university itself. Woven into the narratives of Faithful and the canon's daughter Joyeuce is a coming-of-age tale of young love and hope!. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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