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This book tells the story of Narciso, Lirio and their three daughters: Rosa, Margarita and Violeta. All the characters have the names of flowers, and live  in L’Albagés when there were still no cars, or motorbikes, or computers... is that difficult for you to imagine? Well, this book will help you.

A unique story which goes beyond fiction to show us the events and protagonists of one of the most violent moments of the 19th century in colonial Africa, an episode which inspired Henry Rider Haggard to write King Solomon’s Mines.

The emergence of ancient intellectuals is linked to the invention of writing as a requirement of civil and religious administration, expressed first in rudimentary accounting boards. At the dawn of history appeared the scribe who monopolized the written word. In cultures of the Near East, a leisure class of priests and scribes laid the legitimating foundation of the dominant political system.

The School of Gadgets and Professions accepts only the most brilliant young students. They are capable of creating motorised houses, flying hats and other such feats. Ágata McLeod is one of the school's best students, but there are a lot of things she doesn't know about the school... or its past.