Dear me. I thought "Undine" was a bit hysterical, but this tosh is worse! I just cannot see why either Jo March or the characters in "The Heir of Redclyffe" had such a high opinion it. Alcott and Yonge could both write heartfelt stories about realistic people which are genuinely affecting, so why di

This was an interesting book... to say the least. It was quite short-- but very powerful.
I loved how the author stresses the importance of prayer and how it can strengthen one and protect one from evil.
I also liked the way he depicted religious life. Their life to pray for people in great temptati

Sintram is a Gothic fairy-romance inspired by Albrecht Dürer's famous engraving Knight, Death, and the Devil. Its brooding Byronic protagonist lives in a gloomy Scandinavian castle, tormented by dark dreams and the desire for a fair lady from the land of flowers. Through the whole plot runs a confli

This is a wonderful Gothic tale of a young boy, then a growing man, than an old one - struggling all his life with devil`s temptations, fighting every moment his own dark side and trying to resist a destructive Trojan passion.

Very much like a Pilgrim's Progress/d'morte de Arthur coupling. Very old writing style, very parabolic/religious. Unlike arthurian books, this was just not as enticing. It was also predictable and a little tough to get through. You don't really love any character except old Rolfe, maybe. Sintram is

I found an absolutely beautiful old copy of this in the Quinto's basement. Gorgeous illustrations, thick paper and beautiful type. I loved Undine so I had to get this as well. The whole story is based on Durer's Knight, Death and the Devil woodcut. It is the type of spooky supernatural romance that

This is a strange, layered and complicated book. It can be read both at the level of a fairly decent piece of literature written in the early 1800's, or you can go deeper in trying to figure what is Fouque trying to communicate to us.

And that is the problem with this book. There are just too many st