October, 2018

Colored Leaves in the Dark

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October brings the cool mornings, early evenings and dark fogs of autumn, but also colorful leaves to go with it. Let’s enjoy the beginning of the autumn season with 10 gems from our catalog.

Speaking of colorful leaves, many poets and writers have been inspired by them to write Autumn Leaves: Original Pieces in Prose and Verse. This particular autumn collection was put together by Anne Wales Abbot.

Equally colorful and fun, but meant for much younger readers are the Seven Autumn Leaves From Fairyland. These lovely one-of-a-kind stories were written by E. Cunningham.

An old story is retold anew by Ramón del Valle-Inclán in Sonata de otoño: Concha, who was once a lover of Bradomin, is dying. When he arrives in her little town, he reflects on their old love and realises that it might not be over after all.

Barely begun has Richard Beresford’s love story with The Rain Girl, when he loses her again. And all that happened on the very first day of tramping the country! Find out if the two find each other again the book by Herbert George Jenkins.

Ryunosuke Akutagawa makes it easier for the young people in his short story Rojyoo. Syunnsuke and Tatsuko also meet in passing in the rain. But a week later, they meet again at a concert, where their romance may finally blossom…

Nowadays, nobody needs to be surprised by rain showers, thanks to modern weather forecasts. They were not always as accurate though; read up on the state of the art of weather forecasting in 1897 in Vol. 8 of the National Geographic Magazine.

No forecast could have helped Anna Christie in Eugene O’Neill’s drama. Reunited with her father after 15 years, she works on his coal barge, and at an accident in the fog she meets sailor Mat. Things look good when they fall in love, but there is Anna’s secret…

Mother Nature does not reveal her secrets easily either, and some discoveries are not accepted for a long time. David Brewster describes the lives of Galileo, Kepler, and Tycho Brahe, and the shadows their work cast on them in his book The Martyrs of Science.

Charles Marlow is not a martyr when taking the assignment as river-boat captain in the Congo. But the longer he works, the more his experiences reveal the Heart of Darkness within the soul. Read the famous novel by Joseph Conrad to find out how he deals with it.

Many people deal with darkness, hardships, and other problems by turning to a higher being. Catholic priest Carlo Giuseppe Quadrupani collected his and other’s thoughts masterfully in Light and Peace: Instructions for Devout Souls to Dispel their Doubts and Allay Their Fears.

Enjoy – and many colorful leaves to brighten your autumn!

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