The Book of the Virgins Focal Press the Greeks set their sails

the Greeks set their sails north

with hindsight

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The Book of the Virgins Focal Press the Greeks set their sailsThe Book of the Virgins, published here in its first English translation, is one of Gabriele DAnnunzios very first collections. Remarkable for its descriptive powers, it is a compelling account of self knowledge and coming of age. Recovering from a near fatal illness, a young woman resolves to experience for herself all that life has to offer. Spurning her old saintly ways, she sets out to explore the beauty and energy in everything around her. But as