The first time that I read a book
because I wanted to, was when I was 5 years old. The book was Jules Verne's
A Journey to the Center of Earth. Its cover was a beautiful ble reproduction of the hardcover of the first original French edition.
Many more Verne's books followed that one (Michael Strogoff, 20.000 leagues under the sea, the Sons of Captain Grant, the Misterious Island...), and like all my childhood memories they are stored in a room devoted to remind me of the past
