Sep 17, 2009

What if I told you that I am the reincarnated Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? Well…me neither. But that’s what my Viennese grandmother’s lady friends said when they witnessed my playing a Mozart piece for four hands, together with my piano teacher, at the tender age of 4. Was it too much praise, too early? I went on to become a successful rock...

Facts about Marie Antoinette with as close as possible historical accuracy… Author’s Preface: “Few women have excited greater interest than the unfortunate daughter of the Imperial house of Austria, who, when only a child of fifteen, was taken from her native land to occupy such an important post in the corrupt court of France. Her life has...

Sep 6, 2009

Elisabeth, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary A fascinating account of Elisabeth’s life in a historical novel by Clara Tschudi, here in an authorized translation from the Norwegian by E. M. Cope. From the translator’s preface: The sketch of the chequered career of Elizabeth of Austria-Hungary cannot fail to interest, and to the many who know...