Before purchasing this book, please be sure to "Look Inside" to see if its style, form, and content are palatable to your tastes and purposes, in that: 1) There is little description of the holy places (Delphi / Parnassus - Athens / Parthenon - Mount Sinai / St. Catherine's - Jerusalem / Temple Mount); 2) Focus, characters, and style vary chapter by chapter; and 3) Parts of this book are written in verse, some of which is rhymed, some not.