0I sneaked in some time with Gutenberg this morning before tackling the kitchen chores.
"The Little Brown Hen Hears the Song of the Nightingale & The Golden Harvest" from 1908 by Jasmine Stone Van Dresser and with illustrations by William T. Van Dresser is a charming little book.
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I wouldn't call John Philip Sousa's book "The Fifth String" charming – I'm not even sure that I'll read it – but I found it interesting to learn that John Philip Sousa was not only a composer. I didn't know that he also was an author. According to Wikipedia he wrote three books.
About his first book, "The Fifth String" I read:
In his 1902 novel The Fifth String a young violinist makes a deal with the Devil for a magic violin with five strings. The strings can excite the emotions of Pity, Hope, Love and Joy – the fifth string is Death and can be played only once before causing the player's own death. He has a brilliant career, but cannot win the love of the woman he desires. At a final concert, he plays upon the death string.
In his 1902 novel The Fifth String a young violinist makes a deal with the Devil for a magic violin with five strings. The strings can excite the emotions of Pity, Hope, Love and Joy – the fifth string is Death and can be played only once before causing the player's own death. He has a brilliant career, but cannot win the love of the woman he desires. At a final concert, he plays upon the death string.
I'm off to the kitchen as I haven't finished my duties there, so my third find, and maybe the cake I just made (and tasted) will appear in another post.
Hej Margareta,
SvaraRadera-kul at lasa din komentar pa min blog!
Jag visste inte att det fanns brunbjorn sa syd i Sverige?
Som liten vaxte jag up i Vastmanland och Dalsland och sag mycket alg kommer jag ihag.
Vilka jatte fina bilder du har pa din blog...kakan ser jatte god ut.
hej sa lange
Camilla
Välkommen hit Camilla,
SvaraRaderaJo då, det här är ett skogslän så de flesta vilda djur trivs här. Älgstammen har minskat betydligt - men man får fortfarande vara uppmärksam när man kör bil i skymningen så det inte kommer en älg farande framför bilen.
Nu finns receptet på kakan i ett inlägg.
Margaretha