Frances Minto Elliot: 3 books
by Frances Minto Elliot
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
We are at Lucca. It is the 13th of September, 1870—the anniversary of the festival of the Volto Santo—a notable day, both in city, suburb, and province. Lucca dearly loves its festivals—no city more; and of all the festivals of the year that of the Volto Santo best. Now the Volto Santo (Anglicè,...
by Frances Minto Elliot
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
The Romans next appeared, victorious under Pompey and Cæsar, spreading over Spain, but especially powerful at Seville, Cordoba, Toledo, Segovia, and Tarragona, where they have left their mark in mighty monuments. A race of uncivilised warriors followed from the North, so powerful that two Roman emperors...
by Frances Minto Dickinson Elliot
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
WE are in the sixteenth century. Europe is young in artistic life. The minds of men are moved by the discussions, councils, protests, and contentions of the Reformation. The printing press is spreading knowledge into every corner of the globe. At this period, three highly educated and unscrupulous young...