Serapis — Volume 05
Georg Ebers
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Description
Georg Ebers wrote this historical novel of Alexandria; volume five opens at chapter twenty. Gorgo leaves her grandmother unable to rest, her usual calm broken. Music and song, her normal cure, only sharpen her pain. A hymn of longing by Sappho brings her own heart's hunger into full light.
Gorgo finds that each nerve yearns for the man she loves. She would trade her life for one hour of full joy with him. Her faith in the old gods, her art, and her scorn of the new faith all bend before that longing. This volume presses the tale's love and faith toward their crisis.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Georg Ebers |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 106 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |