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Continuing the series with European Leaders, Dr. Lord discusses William IV, Sir Robert Peel, Cavour, Czar Nicholas, Louis Napoleon, Prince Bismarck, William Ewart Gladstone. (Summary by KHand)

G. K. Chesterton was a journalist, playwright, poet, biographer, novelist, essayist, literary commentator, editor, orator, artist, and theologian. Orthodoxy is his great apologia for the Christian faith, which was prompted by a serious attack in 1903 against Christianity by well-known newspaper editor Robert Blatchford.

In The Europeans, Eugenia, Baroness Munster, is about to be repudiated by her husband, a German prince. With her artist brother, she travels to Boston to visit relatives that she has never met in the hope of finding a wealthy new husband. Their uncle, Mr. Wentworth, sets them up in a nearby house, and his children, Gertrude, Charlotte, and Clifford, soon become friends with their newly found cousins.

Every two months we’ll be bringing you topical news, views and interviews about Polish books in English, and sharing our excitement over this new golden age of Polish literature in translation. The Polka Podcast is produced by the European Literature Network in collaboration with the Polish Cultural Institute in London. It is hosted by Rosie Goldsmith and Anna Blasiak.It’s available for free on all your favourite podcast platforms.Websites: eurolitnetwork.com/the-polka-podcast and instytutpolski.plThank you to Kacper Kulesza for the logo and to Cristian-Emanuel Opriș for the music.

The EGS Podcast provides a deep exploration into the world of contemporary theory and art, offering listeners exclusive insight into the always-evolving intellectual landscapes of leading thinkers and artists. Its aim is to become an invaluable resource for those seeking to stay informed about the latest developments in contemporary thought. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Frederick, an American expatriate traveling in Europe, meets the commonplace, newly rich Miller family from New York, he is charmed by the daughter, Daisy, and her "inscrutable combination of audacity and innocence". The Millers have no perception of the complex code that underlies behavior in European society, and Winterbourne is astonished at the girl's unworldliness and her mother's unconcern when Daisy accompanies him to the Castle of Chillon.

European Network Remembrance and Solidarity is an international undertaking which aims to research, document and disseminate knowledge about 20th century European history and ways of commemorating it, with a particular focus on the period of dictatorships, wars and social resistance to enslavement. The members of the Network are: Poland, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania, with representatives from Albania, Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Georgia also sitting on its advisory board. Europejska Sieć Pamięć i Solidarność jest międzynarodowym ...