by Gerald-Knittel | Jul 11, 2021 | books-for-both-old-and-young
Jacques Lusseyran And There Was Light The author’s description of his life’s path is joyful, passionate and heartfelt. He is an idealistic young man who knows no hesitation or doubt, despite the fact that he has been blind since age eight as the result of an accident....
by Gerald-Knittel | Jul 11, 2021 | books-for-both-old-and-young, Books for the young
Selma Lagerlöf The Girl from the Marsh Croft Original Title: Tösen från Stormyrtorpet There is a certain kind of person who always puts others and their well-being first. This story is about a girl who has an illegitimate child, it is about love and renunciation,...
by Gerald-Knittel | Sep 15, 2020 | books-for-both-old-and-young
CHIEF SEATTLE’S ORATION In 1854, the “Great White Chief” in Washington, the President of the United States, made an offer for a large area of Indian land and promised a `reservation’ for the Indian people. Chief Seattle’s reply has been...
by Gerald-Knittel | Aug 21, 2020 | books-for-both-old-and-young
Frances Hodgson BurnettLittle Lord Fauntleroy A story about an ancient inheritance into which Cedric Errol (Ceddie), also called Little Lord Fauntleroy, comes through the workings of fate after first his eldest uncle and successor-in-title to the earldom of...
by Gerald-Knittel | Aug 11, 2020 | books-for-both-old-and-young
William ShakespeareThe Merchant of Venice Since William Shakespeare wrote this play almost five hundred years ago, there have of course been innumerable reviews and interpretations of the work in several living languages, numerous stage play productions with...
by Gerald-Knittel | Jul 10, 2020 | books-for-both-old-and-young
Fyodor Mikhailovich DostoevskyThe Grand Inquisitor Embedded in Dostoevsky’s “The Brothers Karamazov” is an essay or prose poem titled “The Grand Inquisitor”, which probably reflects the recognitions gained by Dostoevsky himself after many inner struggles. In this...
