検索キーワード： 著者 "Henry Festing Jones" すべてのカテゴリー

Join us as Samuel Butlers biographer offers a captivating glimpse into the vibrant culture and delightful pastimes of rural Sicily. This engaging narrative is dedicated to the unborn son of his insightful guide, weaving together rich descriptions and personal anecdotes that bring the Sicilian experience to life. With a blend of humor and keen observation, the author paints a portrait of this enchanting landscape, inviting listeners to immerse themselves in the warmth and charm of Sicilian life. (Summary by R. S. Steinberg)

Early in his life Samuel Butler began to carry a note-book and to write down in it anything he wanted to remember; it might be something he heard some one say, more commonly it was something he said himself. In one of these notes he gives a reason for making them:“One’s thoughts fly so fast that one must shoot them; it is no use trying to put salt on their tails.”So he bagged as many as he could hit and preserved them, re-written on loose sheets of paper which constituted a sort of museum stored with the wise, beautiful, and strange creatures that were continually winging their way ...