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This book tells the story of the tenth case of Publio Aurelio Stazio in 46AD in Rome.  Saturnalia is the equivalent of modern day “Carnival” in the time of ancient Rome.  It is a time when everything transforms to opposites and all becomes a game. All, that is, except crime!  Follow a new and surprising...

This novel is about the adventures of a young talented peasant boy named Baudolino. It takes place in the Christian word of the 12th century. Emperor Frederik “Barbarossa” tried to subdue the independent city-states of Northern Italy. And after the emperor died, Baudolino and his friends took a long journey in search of the kingdom of Priester...

The subject of this book includes only the first part of Casanova’s life. Casanova wrote the “Story of my life” which combines both his “memoires” and his autobiography. It is regarded as a source of the customs of European social life during the 18th century. This period represents the height of Venetian splendor before its decline. Students...