The life of Romain Rolland, one of the well respected European intellectuals of the first half of the twentieth century. Written by his student Stefan Zweig. The book describes...

George Moore wanted to be a painter. In 1873, he left London for Paris, where he intended to study painting. He enrolled in several studios, first at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and...

More than just famous people, the American TV Hosts are the ones that are with us on the moments we can stop and relax.Many times, their presence is almost like a therapy, they...

The novel follows the character David Copperfield, and is written in the first person, as a description of his life until middle age, with his own adventures and the web of...

An Autobiography of Anthony Trollope, one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of his best-loved works, collectively known...

The story follows a young man named Dayne mirroring author's own life experiences in bohemian art scene of emerging Parisian impressionism. These true confessions are often...

Augustine of Hippo (13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also known as Saint Augustine, Saint Austin, or Blessed Augustine, was an early Christian theologian and...

Salvatore Quasimodo has been one of the greatest Italian contemporary poets. In 1959 he won the Nobel Prize for literature.The mini-books of Passerino publisher are easy,...

Benedetto Croce is considered the most important Italian philosopher of the twentieth century.The mini-books of Passerino publisher are easy, essential and complete guides to...

Vittorio De Sica has been one of the greatest directors of the Italian cinema. He was the author of real masterpieces like Sciuscià, Ladri di biciclette and Umberto D. He...