In 'Diversions in Sicily' by Henry Festing Jones, the reader is immersed in a charming and witty collection of travel sketches that offer a unique perspective on Sicilian culture, history, and society....

It has often occurred to the Author that there are two principal defects in the existing treatises on the game of Whist—the one that the principles of play are, in general, laid down as so many isolated...

In 'Castellinaria, and Other Sicilian Diversions' by Henry Festing Jones, the reader is transported to the enchanting land of Sicily through a collection of essays that provide insights into the culture,...

In the intimate pages of Samuel Butler's notebooks, we find a brilliant and eccentric mind laid bare. From his witty observations on human nature to his profound insights into art, religion, and science,...