Fête champêtre
Jean-Antoine Watteau, who died far too early, was one of the most important artists of his time....
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Napoleon’s bees
If one obtains a throne by one’s own efforts, then one would do well to legitimize this...
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Ballad of external life
And children grow up with deep eyes, That know of nothing, grow up and die, And all humankinds go...
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“Flow my teares”
In the course of the 16th century the lute gradually broke away from its old role. Within a few...
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Banqueting House
Born in 1573, Inigo Jones is regarded as the most important architect of English classicism....
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Yes, writing and reading.
“Yes, writing and reading.” Yes, writing and reading It’s never been my...
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Puente de Vizcaya
In the northern Spanish province of Bizkaia, more precisely above the river that separates the...
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Glass of water to the coffee
What stories are not entwined around the glass of water to the coffee. The most widespread is...
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Dvořák Cello Concerto
The cello has such a beautiful, human-like voice and such a wide range of timbres that it...
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Summa Summarum! (Sum of my life)
A small profession, a small medal (I almost became a privy councillor once), A little name, a...
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The Cossacks
Today the Cossacks are regarded as the archetype of the Russian being. But the history show us a...
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The great African explorer David Livingstone
Only an Englishman can come up with the idea of greeting a lost (and after a long search...
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Foreword
Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse, the misunderstood dreamer, who always started a new journey.
