Showing results for "1847" in Literature & Fiction

Elizabeth Bancroft went to England with her husband, historian George Bancroft, for three of the most dynamic years in European history. As Ambassador to England from the United States, George moved in the highest circles. In his wife's letters to their sons, her uncle, her brother, and Mrs. Polk (the President's wife), we see glimpses not only of early Victorian English life, but also of Queen Victoria herself! Mrs. Bancroft speaks of dinners with Benjamin Disraeli, visits to Wordsworth, weekends in the country with Louis Napoleon and Sir Robert Peel with such matter of fact aplomb that one ...

A collection of the letters which Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy wrote while in Italy and Switzerland. Mendelssohn, a multifaceted talent of the Romantic era, composed a diverse array of works, including symphonies, concertos, piano music, and chamber pieces. (Summary by Mozartjr)

Otto von Bismarck schrieb seiner Braut Johanna von Puttkamer zahlreiche Briefe. Johannes Steck liest diesen Liebesbrief von einer der bekanntesten und einflussreichsten Persönlichkeiten der deutschen Geschichte.

Poesias escritas por José Campo Arana según los criticos de su obra tiene una marcada influencia de Bécquer. (Summary by Kendal Rigans)