Rollo in Naples
Rollo in Naples
Free DownloadBook Excerpt
his time chiefly in the churches, and in the galleries of painting and sculpture, studying the works of art. One morning after breakfast, Mr. George was going to the great gallery in the palace of the grand duke, to spend the day there. Rollo said that he would walk with him a little way. So they walked together along the street which led by the bank of the river.
"Uncle George," said Rollo, "how much longer is it going to take for you to study these paintings and statues till you are satisfied?"
"Five or ten years," said Mr. George.
"O uncle George!" exclaimed Rollo; "I have seen as much of them as I want to see already."
"You have not seen one of them yet," said Mr. George.
"Not seen one of them!" repeated Rollo.
"No, not one of them," replied Mr. George.
"I don't know what you mean by that," said Rollo.
"I'll show you what I mean some time or other," said Mr. George, "when you are in one of the galleries with me."
"I should like to hav
FREE EBOOKS AND DEALS
(view all)
Popular books in Travel, Young Readers, Fiction and Literature
More books by Jacob Abbott
(view all)
Readers reviews
0.0
LoginSign up
Be the first to review this book
Popular questions
(view all)Books added this week
(view all)
No books found
FEATURED AUTHOR - Born and raised in Washington State, Ulysses Namon holds a Bachelor of Science in Geology from Washington State University. He works as a soils engineer, monitoring construction sites to ensure that all buildings are founded on stable ground. A lifelong fan of science fiction, he eventually turned to writing his own books—an ironic twist, considering his strong dislike for writing during his school years. He chose the pen name "Ulysses Namon" inspired by the Kirk Douglas film Ulysses; “Namon”… Read more