Who could resist the awe of a Christmas tree?
Certainly not spiders.
They, just like any little people in the house, hoped for a glimpse…
Meet The Four Founders of Fairy Tales
Imagine a world without fairy tales.
While every culture has developed it’s own tales and fables through time, the success of fairy tales can be traced back to a small group of people.
Four of the most prolific and important of those authors were French writer Charles Perrault, German brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, and Danish author Hans Christian Andersen.
Time Period Dramas You’ll Want To See In Theaters
A myriad of time period dramas are upon us.
Queen Victoria’s friendship with her Indian secretary is shared in Victoria & Abdul. The Man Who Invented Christmas follows Charles Dickens in his journey to pen The Christmas Carol. And December 25th, a film reveals the wonder of the Victorian Circus through P. T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman.
Sunflowers in 19th Century Art & Prose
Arguably best known for his sunflowers, there was one Vincent van Gogh thought better.
That painter was Claude Monet.
In a letter to his brother, van Gogh wrote: “[Paul] Gauguin was telling me the other day that he had seen a picture by Claude Monet of sunflowers in a large Japanese vase, very fine, but – he likes mine better. I don’t agree.”
Will you? For many Victorian artist captured the blooms to canvas and each is as unique as the flowers themselves.
The Wild Swans
She mustn’t say a word.
Hans Christian Andersen’s The Wild Swans follows a princess by the name of Elisa and her eleven older brothers. The story begins when their father, the king, decides to remarry.
And selects a witch as his bride.
