Book Review
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“The Last Emperor of Mexico: The Dramatic Story of the Habsburg Archduke Who Created a Kingdom in the New World” – Edward Shawcross
The Last Emperor of Mexico reads more like a novel than history, which is largely a testament to Edward Shawcross’ vivid and human writing, but also the fantastic nature of the story. One suspects that most Americans who celebrate Cinco de Mayo are not aware that the day commemorates the victory in battle in 1862 Continue reading
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The Sorrows of Young Werther – Johann Wolfgang Goethe
Having read the fascinating book Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self by Andrea Wulf, it seemed the next thing to do was read an example of the literature produced during that era of German Romanticism. Except that it isn’t as easy to find poetry by the German Romantics as it Continue reading
Freedom of My Mind 