by Gerald-Knittel | Dec 19, 2021 | books-for-both-old-and-young, Books for the young
Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol This book is very relevant even in our modern times, in which “Scroogian” behaviour appears to be more entrenched than ever in interhuman relation, and “being Scrooge-like” also seems to aptly describe the manner in which...
by Gerald-Knittel | Dec 18, 2021 | books-for-both-old-and-young
Leo Tolstoy Resurrection: The Awakening Original Russian Title: Воскресение The young nobleman Nekhlyudov serves as a juror during the trial of a young woman whom he recognizes as she appears in court: Katerina (Katyusha) Maslova, whom he had seduced ten years before...
by Gerald-Knittel | Nov 4, 2021 | books-for-both-old-and-young
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship Original German Language Title: Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre As a boy he is noble-minded and enthusiastic and remains so as a young man: Wilhelm Meister, always seeking and striving to educate himself; always...
by Gerald-Knittel | Oct 30, 2021 | books-for-both-old-and-young
Richard Bach Jonathan Livingston Seagull Flying high can be learned! It’s not easy for Jonathan, because Most gulls don’t bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight – how to get from shore to food and back again. … For this gull, though, it was...
by Gerald-Knittel | Oct 30, 2021 | books-for-both-old-and-young, Books for the young
Lorenz Pauli (Pictures by Kathrin Schärer) You Call That Brave? Original German Title: mutig, mutig This is a story about the meaning of real courage; it is told so simply and with an unexpected ending. The text works by itself, even without the funny illustrations...
