«The Mill on the Floss». A delight, and a marvel of insight into the consciousness of a small child. ‘If life had no love in it, what else was there for Maggie?’
Brought up at Dorlcote Mill, Maggie Tulliver worships her brother Tom. And she is desperate to win the approval of her parents. But her passionate, […]
«Emma»: one of Jane Austen’s most important works.
Clever, rich – and single. Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others.
But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr. Knightley. And she attempts […]
I Malavoglia: il gran classico che ricerca sulla pagina il miraggio della felicità, firmato Giovanni Verga
Sullo sfondo aspro e selvaggio della Sicilia dell’Ottocento, la storia dolente dell’umile famiglia di pescatori di Aci Trezza. Al centro della narrazione sta il naufragio della »Provvidenza», la più vecchia barca da pesca del villaggio, carica di lupini presi a […]
