“The love of one’s country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?” Pablo Casals (29 December 1876 –1973), Spanish cellist, conductor, and composer.He was awarded the U.N. Peace Medal in recognition of his stance for peace, justice and freedom on 24 October 1971, two months before his 95th birthday. Here… Read More Pablo Casals 🎻
“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens was first published on 19 December 1843. The first run of 6,000 copies sold out by Christmas Eve. Chapman and Hall issued second and third editions before the new year, and by the end of 1844 eleven more editions had been released. It is a morality tale of an… Read More A Christmas Carol
“We Three Kings”, is a Christmas carol whose lyrics and music were written by John Henry Hopkins, Jr. in 1857. (Here you can find lyrics and video)At the time Hopkins was an ordained deacon in the Episcopal Church, and while serving as music director of the General Theological Seminary in New York City he composed… Read More “We Three Kings” (2. Commentary)
The child who never grew was Pearl Buck’s daughter, Carol. The author wrote a poignant memoir of her relationship with her oldest daughter, which hasn’t been translated into Italian yet. The piece was first published in book format in September 1950, after being published in “The Lady’s Home Journal” in the previous May, at a… Read More “The Child Who Never Grew”
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