“Time is a gift, but a dangerous one.” The Magic Mountain follows Hans Castorp, a young German engineer, who visits his cousin Joachim Ziemssen at a tuberculosis sanatorium […]
German literature
Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship
“The human being is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out where the problem begins, and then to restrain himself within the […]
French literature
Sentimental Education
“The heart, like the stomach, wants a varied diet.” — Gustave Flaubert, Sentimental Education Part One Frédéric Moreau, a young law student from the provinces, travels by boat […]
English literature
David Copperfield
“Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.” — […]