Měsíční archivy: Únor 2023

Euripides‘ Bacchae is based on the Greek myth of King Pentheus of Thebes and his mother Agave and their punishment by the god Dionysus who proclaims that he has come to Thebes to avenge the slander that he is not the son of Zeus. He intends to introduce Dionysian rites into the city and to […]

Set in Wales, this 1854 drama by Westland Marston is steeped in the Romantic tradition of the early Victorian era. Proud, rebellious Anne Blake is an orphan, left wholly dependent on her haughty aunt and uncle. Sir Joshua and his wife heartlessly seek to separate Anne from her beloved Thorold, a visiting artist… or so […]

This is collection of international recipes with a concentration on European countries, from Austrian Goulasch and Scotch Scones to Egyptian Meat Balls and Turkish Stewed Lamb. Many exotic dishes are included. – Summary by Larry Wilson

Robert Turold has a monomania – An English title which had fallen into abeyance hundreds of years ago. Just when he was about to stake his claim, he is killed, and his daughter is the suspect. She too disappears under mysterious circumstances after Robert confides to his relatives that his daughter is illegitimate. Who killed […]