The Content Reader

This is a book that I have had for a long time. I did start reading it years ago, but never finished it. Time to start again, since this was the book for the Book Challenge by Erin : 5 points - read a book that is at least 200 pages. My pocket version is 579 pages. Irving Stone is mostly known for his biographical novels, or which A Lust for Life  about Vincent van Gogh, and The Agony and the Ecstasy  about Michelangelo are his most famous. The Greek Treasure  is about Heinrich Schliemann and his Greek wife Sophia and their quest to find the city of Troy and Priam's treasure. It is a fascinating book in many ways. The characters, their goals in life and the pride in their achievements. Heinrich Schliemann was born in Germany, but had the world as his home. He was a self-made man and made three fortunes in different countries. He spoke many languages and said he could learn a language in six weeks. He was interested in the classics and learned Greek just to be able...