V jubilejním Roce české hudby si připomínáme výročí narození hudebního skladatele Bedřicha Smetany (1824–1884). Už děti ve škole se o něm učí, že položil základy české národ
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eBook: Mr Pooter is a man of modest ambitions, content with his ordinary life. Yet he always seems to be troubled by disagreeable tradesmen, impertinent young office clerks and…
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eBook: Comedies, including The Clouds (423 BC) and Lysistrata (411 BC), of Greek playwright Aristophanes satirize Athenian society, politics, and philosophy.
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eBook: \"We agree that we are overworked, and need a rest - A week on the rolling deep? - George suggests the river -\"And with the co-operation of several hampers of food and a…
eBook: ‘Master Martin, The Cooper, and His Journal’ (1885) is a ‘weird tale’ written by the German romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella ‘The Nutcracker…
eBook: ‘Gambler’s Luck’ (1855) is a ‘weird tale’ written by the German romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’ (1816)…
eBook: This early work by E. T. A. Hoffmann was originally published in 1816. Born in Konigsberg, East Prussia in 1776, Hoffmann\'s family were all jurists, and during his youth…
