The Heptameron

The HeptameronBy: Marguerite de Navarre In the early 1500s five men and five women find themselves trapped by floods and compelled to take refuge in an abbey high in the Pyrenees. When told they must wait days for a bridge to be repaired, they are inspired by recalling Boccaccio's Decameron to pass the time in a cultured manner by each telling a story every day. The stories, however, soon degenerate into a verbal battle between the sexes, as the characters weave

and reversals that occur offstage and off the record

By: Larry Gonick   | Series: Cartoon Guide Series In this latest edition of the successful Cartoon Guide series

and learning capacity

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Lahiri has pushed herself to a new level of artistic achievement

While his poems often begin in the everyday and domestic

“As rich with characters from folklore as it is full of heart

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but it also addresses the issues of recycling

By: Melissa Madara     A decadent collection of magical dishes and feasts created by the herbalist