31 August 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: sff, short stories
Setting: Italy
1 Comment
This week’s essay for my Coursera Course got a 5. W00t :) Beatrice, Beatrice, let down your hair. Giovanni is not a pregnant woman, but his longing looks[1] into the enclosed garden next door echo the desires that resulted in … Continue reading
25 August 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: sff, short stories
Setting: Italy
6 Stars
6 Comments
Giovanni moves to a new city, and finds that his apartment overlooks an enclosed garden where beautiful flowers grow. And a beautiful woman tends to them. She is Beatrice, the daughter of Rappaccini. But a friend of his father, Baglioni, … Continue reading
24 August 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: sff, short stories
4 Stars
3 Comments
This is the story of a scientist who falls in love and marries. But his wife, although beautiful, has a flaw. A birthmark in the shape of a small red hand upon her cheek. Unluckily for her she is very … Continue reading