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No fear literature
Library of literature volume LL-27
Penguin classics volume L22
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No fear literature
Library of literature volume LL-27
Penguin classics volume L22
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English
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A retelling of the medieval poem about a group of travelers on a pilgrimage to Canterbury and the tales they tell each other. With their astonishing diversity of tone and subject matter, The Canterbury Tales have become one of the touchstones of medieval literature. Translated here into modern English, these tales of a motley crowd of pilgrims drawn from all walks of life-from knight to nun, miller to monk-reveal a picture of English life in the fourteenth...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
At a time when Britain, America, and much of Europe have never been so secular--and when his mother's death and his Irish Catholic family's complicated history with the church prompted a reckoning with his own beliefs -- Timothy Egan decided to follow in the footsteps of centuries of seekers. He embarked on a thousand-mile pilgrimage through the theological cradle of Christianity, to explore one of the biggest stories of our time: the collapse of...
12) The way
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Tom goes to St. Jean Pied de Port, France, to collect the remains of his adult son, who was killed in the Pyrenees in a storm while walking the Camino de Santiago. Rather than return home, Tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage to honor his son's desire to finish the journey. What Tom doesn't plan on is the profound impact the journey will have on him as he begins to learn the difference between the life one lives and the life one chooses....
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"On the centenary of the Balfour Declaration, which was also the fiftieth anniversary of the since the Six-day War and the tenth anniversary of the Blockade of Gaza, Justin Butcher--along with ten other companions (and another hundred joining him at points along the way)--walked from London to Jerusalem as an act of solidarity, penance, and hope. Weaving in history of the Holy Land as he moves across Europe, from Balfour and Christian Zionism, to...
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
This informative manual explains how best to prepare yourself physically and spiritually for a trip to the lands of the Bible. It provides biblical and historical background for the most-visited sites, along with facts about some of the more obscure and intriguing locations. Includes specific instructions on packing, safety, photography, and weather conditions, plus devotional guides to help travelers focus on God's Word. --From publisher's description....
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First Pegasus Books edition.
Language
English
Description
Part adventure story, part cultural history, Paris to the Pyrenees explores the phenomenon of pilgrimage along the age-old way of Saint James Driven by curiosity, wanderlust, and health crises, David Downie and his wife set out from Paris to walk across France to the Pyrenees. Starting on the Rue Saint-Jacques, then trekking 750 miles south to Roncesvalles, Spain, their eccentric route takes 72 days on Roman roads and pilgrimage paths-a 1,100-year-old...
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