Starry Night, by Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh oil on canvas, painted in 1889 Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Red Shoes
Hans Christian Andersen (1845) ONCE upon a time there was little girl, pretty and dainty. But in summer time she was obliged to go barefooted because she was poor, and in winter she had to wear large wooden shoes, so that her little instep grew quite red. In the middle of the village lived an… Continue reading The Red Shoes
The Princess and the Pea
ONCE upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but she would have to be a real princess. He travelled all over the world to find one, but nowhere could he get what he wanted. There were princesses enough, but it was difficult to find out whether they were real ones. There was always something about them that was not as it should be. So he came home again and was sad, for he would have liked very much to have a real princess.
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Edward Hopper: The House by the Railroad
Edward Hopper (July 22, 1882 – May 15, 1967) was a prominent American realist painter and printmaker. While he was most popularly known for his oil paintings, he was equally proficient as a watercolorist and printmaker in etching. Both in his urban and rural scenes, his spare and finely calculated renderings reflected his personal vision of modern American life. Hopper’s cinematic compositions… Continue reading Edward Hopper: The House by the Railroad
Ernest Vincent Wright’s Novel With No “e” …
The 1939 novel “Gadsby” written by Ernest Vincent Wright is a 50,000-word book that does not contain the letter “e” at all. The book is a “lipogram” a work where the author purposefully excludes a letter from their text. Wright actually disabled the “e” key on his typewriter to help him avoid using the letter… Continue reading Ernest Vincent Wright’s Novel With No “e” …
The Weird Suggestions For George Washington’s …
On April 30, 1789, George Washington took the oath that would secure him in the American history books as the first president of the United States. He had become the first popularly elected president in world history. The problem was, no one knew what to call the newly elected official because there were no precedents… Continue reading The Weird Suggestions For George Washington’s …
