One of the most famous artists in history, Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) was also a man with another powerful passion—for books. An insatiable reader, Van Gogh spent his life hungrily consuming as many books as he could. He read, reread, and copied out books in Dutch, English, and French. He...

When a French actress becomes an English governess, things go awry. Obviously. Before Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy (yes, I am talking about Little Women by Louisa May Alcott), there was Jean Muir - a professional French actress turned English governess, a main character of Alcott’s novella Behind a...

"A Kidnapped Santa Claus" is a Christmas-themed short story by American writer L. Frank Baum; it has been called "one of Baum's most beautiful stories" and constitutes an influential contribution to the mythology of Christmas. "A Kidnapped Santa Claus" was first published in the December 1904...

Only seven years had passed since the Wright brothers' illustrious maiden flight, and the early aviation frenzy has begun. Teenagers Peggy Prescott and her brother Roy share a love of aviation that they inherited from their late father. Mr. Prescott had always dreamed of building...

“Hurrah! Hurrah! Here I am again, sang the Christmas Sprite. He shook himself all, for he’d been fast asleep all the year, and he polished up his pretty wings until they shone. Then away into the snowy world he flew, peeping down the chimneys, peering through the windows, and laughing and...

“Pre nás, náš dom nebol neživý objekt - mal srdce, dušu i oči, ktorými sa na nás pozeral. Bol našou súčasťou. Žili sme pod jeho ochranou a v pohode jeho dobrodenia. Vždy, keď sme sa vrátili domov po dlhšej dobe, jeho tvár sa rozžiarila a vrúcne nás privítal - a my sme nemohli vstúpiť doň bez...

Laugh-out-loud historical novel for teenage girls is a diary of Eliza Jane Smith. She lives in the US in the 19th Century and has one “little” problem - she can’t follow the rules. Fully aware of that, she admits: “I am not a good girl, never was, and never will be. I can’t follow the rules,...

Neviem ako vy, ale ja milujem Hemingwaya. A New York. Hemingway však New York v láske príliš nemal, a tak som sa za ním vybrala na Key West, ostrov ktorý je super, aj keď máte Hemingwaya totálne v paži. Miniatúrny ostrov o rozlohe 6 km na dĺžku a 2 km na šírku sa nachádza na samom juhu Floridy....

  The Grolier Club is a private club and society of bibliophiles in New York City. Founded in January 1884, it is the oldest existing bibliophilic club in North America.   On the cold evening of January 23, 1884 eight gentlemen arrived at 11 East 36th Street, the residence of Robert Hoe....

Eliza Jane Smithová nie je dobré dievča. Sama to veľmi dobre vie a otvorene priznáva: “Ja nedokážem dodržiavať pravidlá slušného správania a už ani nemá význam sa o to pokúšať. Učivo do školy viem po prvom prečítaní, a ak by som potom nevyviedla nejakú neplechu, roztrhlo by ma.” Eliza svojím spr...