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Day 84 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day Challenge





Dec 2: THE HOLY GRAIL


Practical Jokes in King Arthur's Day

Attacked in fun by two masked knights, Sir Galahad smote one
so that both horse and rider went down. Turning on the other
jester, he slashed open his helmet.

Read from THE HOLY GRAIL ................    Vol. 35, pp. 128-134



Dec 3: THE BIRTH OF THE BUDDHA


Met the Gods of Ten Thousand Worlds

After three awesome messengers have issued three warnings, the
gods of ten thousand worlds decide who is to be the new Buddha.
Then the parents, the conception, the birth of the god-child demand
constant vigilance.

Read: THE BIRTH OF THE BUDDHA ...................   Vol. 45, pp. 603-612



Dec 4: Virgil's AENEID


The Queen Weds a Poor Stranger

Aeneas and Dido, world-famous lovers, while hunting in the
forest, were trapped in a cave by a furious storm. There the
marriage between the proud African queen and the homeless
wanderer was completed.

Read from Virgil's AENEID ...................    Vol. 13, pp. 152-162



Dec 5: CHRISTINA ROSSETTI'S POEMS


Poems by an Artist's Model

So beautiful that many painters sought her for a model—
Christina Rossetti, sister of the famous poet, Dante Rossetti, combined
with her unusual beauty a rare poetic sense.

Read: CHRISTINA ROSSETTI'S POEMS ....................    Vol. 42, pp. 1181-1183