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"Om du är lycklig nog att som ung ha fått leva i Paris, så finns staden alltid hos dig vart du än sedan kommer, ty Paris är en fest för livet."Hemingway skrev En fest för livet 1960 baserat på några återfunna anteckningar från sina ungdomsår i Paris 1921-1926, där han som nygift korrespondent startade sin litterära karriär. I romanen skildras hans liv som ung blivande författare, lycklig med fru och barn, och han återger en rad porträtt och anekdoter om några av de kollegor som han träffade, som t. ex.

With the unforgettable opening words “Marley was dead, to begin with...” Charles Dickens kindled not just the modern celebration of the Yuletide but also rekindled the tradition of gathering ‘round the fire on Christmas Eve to tell ghost stories. Here are a few of my favorites - some light, some somber, some extra scary, beginning with a solo adaptation of A Christmas Carol.

For Mr and Mrs Thackenbury it seems like there are too many holidays. They start talking about the hypocrisy behind all these holidays, such as Christmas for example. Yet, they love listing some of the people they would like to honor on that day and discuss what they would give to them as a present. After all, they really enjoy having a good time together. If you want to find out what else Mr and Mrs Thackenbury are talking about, read Saki’s short story "The Feast of Nemesis" from 1914. B. J.

At the heart of this tragic history is one of Shakespeare's most noble characters, the statesman Brutus, who is caught in a devastating conflict between private affection and public duty.

Julius Caesar has become the most powerful man in the Rome. Does his power now threaten the very existence of the Republic itself? A conspiracy is hatched, one that will have fatal consequences not only for Caesar and the conspirators but for the future history of the ancient world.