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Erasmus Cromwell-Smilh tackles a full circle of life with subjects like Perseverance, Grit, Kindness, Discipline, Impetus, Tenacity, Greatness, etc., in this fifth and final volume of The Orloj, a compilation of all poems, essays, and fables.

Young Erasmus Cromwell-Smith II’s adventure happens inside of Venice’s San Marco Square’s astrological clock. Exactly a year after his first quest in Prague’s astrological clock, together with the same band of five harlequin-dressed youngsters, he experiences a city filled with wizards, enchanters, witches, conjurers, and an evil gnome. The youngsters seek clues in order to reach the mysterious the church of St. Giorgio Maggiore across Venice’s basin and become “young wizards”.

Through the wicked streets of Paris, the young wizards must find six statues representing each of the human virtues of respect, selflessness, tolerance, and the human flaws of indifference, arrogance, and deafness. Only after they successfully master them will they earn the clues that will show them how to fix Lyon's astrological clock.

En esta cautivadora secuela se entretejen el arte y la poesía junto a una memorable reconstrucción de la vida del profesor Erasmus Cromwell-Smith. Una vez más, desviándose de su programa de clases, Cromwell-Smith lleva a sus estudiantes hacia el apasionante período de su existencia en el cual vivió con el amor de sus vida, Victoria Emerson-Lloyd, mientras estudiaba en Harvard. La joven pareja conoce dueños de librerías de libros antiguos a lo largo de Nueva Inglaterra, quienes se convierten en sus mentores de por vida.

In this third book of The Equilibrist Series, professor Cromwell-Smith, through the mantle of poetry, takes his students one last time to his past, through subjects of profound existential meaning like forgiveness, virtue, coherence, resilience, reciprocity, curiosity, serenity and joy, among others. The eminent pedagogue revisits the long period of his life when Victoria Emerson-Lloyd, the love of his life and him were apart, and the real reasons why she left him in the first place.

In this spellbinding sequel, art and poetry are weaved into Professor Erasmus Cromwell-Smith's memorable recollection of his life's story. Once more, deviating from the curriculum, he takes his students back to the passionate period in time when, while studying at Harvard, he lived together with the love of his life, Victoria Emerson-Lloyd. The young couple meets book antiquarians throughout New England, who become lifelong mentors, sharing with the young couple ancient writings, filled with timeless wisdom and magic.

Young Erasmus Cromwell-Smith II's adventure happens inside of Prague's astrological clock. Together with a band of five other harlequin dressed youngsters, he experiences a city filled with wizards, enchanters, witches, conjurers, and evil gargoyles. The youngsters seek clues in order to reach the mysterious Hradcany' Castle. They are guided on their quest by The Orloj, the old clock as well as Buggie and Thumbpee his sons.