237 books
—
71 voters
Flanders
“
And across the water, you would swear you could sniff it all; the cinnamon and the cloves, the frankincense and the honey and the licorice, the nutmeg and citrons, the myrrh and the rosewater from Persia in keg upon keg. You would think you could glimpse, heaped and glimmering, the sapphires and the emeralds and the gauzes woven with gold, the ostrich feathers and the elephant tusks, the gums and the ginger and the coral buttons mynheer Goswin the clerk of the Hanse might be wearing on his jacke
...more
”
― Niccolò Rising
― Niccolò Rising
“
London, December 1915. In the master bedroom (never was the estate agent's epithet more appropriate) of Flat 21, Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, the distinguished author is dying - slowly, but surely. In Flanders, less than two hundred miles away, other men are dying more quickly, more painfully, more pitifully - young men, mostly, with their lives still before them, blank pages that will never be filled. The author is seventy-two. He has had an interesting and varied life, written many
...more
”
― Author, Author
― Author, Author
Must-read boeken voor liberalen
2 members,
last active 6 years ago
This group is for Dutch/Flemish readers mainly and offers a broad range of topics. However, the …more
1,636 members,
last active 4 days ago
In deze groep willen we boeken met homoseksualiteit als belangrijk thema bespreken. De enige voo…more
5 members,
last active 6 years ago
