Her head was raised and a little thrown back, and she was gazing furtively at the young man under her eyelashes
“Her head was raised and a little thrown back, and she was gazing furtively at the young man under her eyelashes with one of those indescribably feminine glances which seem … Continue reading
Crowds flock to Spanish church after holy grail claim
New book claims precious goblet in León’s San Isidro basilica is mythical chalice from which Christ sipped at last supper Agence France-Presse in Madrid The Guardian, Monday 31 March 2014 16.12 … Continue reading
Sun, sex and a baby: the unusual package holiday for Danes
A TV ad campaign by a package-holiday company in Denmark aims to persuade Danes to have sex on holiday in a bid to boost the country’s low birthrate An ad … Continue reading
Augustus rules again as Rome acts to restore lost mausoleum
On the 2,000th anniversary of the emperor’s death work will finally start to reopen historic site to visitors Tom Kington in Rome The Observer, Saturday 29 March 2014 12.14 GMT Augustus’s mausoleum … Continue reading
‘I am sure I have seen you before–I cannot remember when and I cannot remember where, but I am certain I have seen you,’ Andrea Sperelli was saying to the duchess as he stood before her
‘I am sure I have seen you before–I cannot remember when and I cannot remember where, but I am certain I have seen you,’ Andrea Sperelli was saying to the … Continue reading
An American critic, Mr. Henry Dwight Sedgwick, once demanded in tones of passionate scorn that d’Annunzio be tried before a jury of “English-speaking men”
An American critic, Mr. Henry Dwight Sedgwick, once demanded in tones of passionate scorn that d’Annunzio be tried before a jury of “English-speaking men,” and he called the tale: “Colonel … Continue reading
D’Annunzio has nothing to offer the sterile theorists of the new illiterate literature
D’Annunzio has nothing to offer the sterile theorists of the new illiterate literature, who are as incapable of appreciating his refined and subtle perversities as they are of admiring the … Continue reading
If d’Annunzio had not gone into the adventure of the war, with its sequel at Fiume, we might have continued to enjoy the spectacle of the adventures of this restless soul amongst feminine masterpieces
If d’Annunzio had not gone into the adventure of the war, with its sequel at Fiume, we might have continued to enjoy the spectacle of the adventures of this restless … Continue reading
D’Annunzio has declared that the central male character in all three novels, Andrea Sperelli in “The Child of Pleasure,” Tullio Hermil in “The Intruder” and Giorgio Aurispa in “The Triumph of Death,” are projections of himself
D’Annunzio has declared that the central male character in all three novels, Andrea Sperelli in “The Child of Pleasure,” Tullio Hermil in “The Intruder” and Giorgio Aurispa in “The Triumph … Continue reading
It would be difficult to find couched in such euphemistically appreciative language so accurate a summary of the intention and quality of this book
It would be difficult to find, couched in such euphemistically appreciative language, so accurate a summary of the intention and quality of this book. Casanova is pale, diffuse, and unconvincing, … Continue reading
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