Victoria and Dickens

#literature Victoria and Dickens.Queen Victoria was a voracious reader . Among her favourites were four of the most prominent authors of the century : Dickens, Bronte , Elliot and Tennyson…

Beliefs

#philosophy Beliefs.What is Belief? “Beliefs are vague and complex, pointing not to one precise fact, but to several vague regions of fact. Beliefs, therefore, unlike the schematic propositions of logic,…

Pierluigi Collina

#sports Pierluigi Collina.19 July marks the birthday of the best referee of all time: 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗴𝗶 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮. 💪🇮🇹▪ When he was on the field, he communicated in 4 languages: French, Spanish,…

The Problem of Money

#philosophy The Problem with Money. ” ... Money is the accepted measure of brains. It is thought a man who makes a lot of money must be a clever fellow;…

Alexandre Dumas

#literature #memory Alexandre Dumas. 24 July is the birth anniversary of Alexandre Dumas, (1802-1870), one of the most prolific and most popular French authors of the 19th century. He is…

Cry, The Beloved Country

#books Cry, The Beloved Country. Cry, The beloved Country (1948), by Alan Paton, is considered one of the greatest novels about Africa.The story of a native black African, and his…