Joseph Caspar Mezzofanti (1774-1849) was an Italian Cardinal who spoke more than 38 languages fluently. He never left Italy and yet managed to learn how to speak languages without accent. People from all over the world came to challenge him in their native tongue. They all reported their amazement at this man’s fluency.
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Lily King’s second novel is called THE ENGLISH TEACHER, and that’s what her main character, Vida Avery, is. And that’s about all Vida is; it’s her whole identity, what she’s built her life on. Fifteen years ago, Vida came to Fayer, an island off the coast of Maine, pregnant and with a terrible secret trailing [...]
Here is a nice idea for all you bookworms out there, the chance to own that book you always wanted, or nearly…Not own but adopt-a-book.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
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