Joseph Conrad’s strength of spirit
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1857 the novelist Józef Korzeniowski, later called Joseph Conrad, was born in Poland.... Read More
Jean Anouilh portrays France’s moral struggle
On this day in 1910 the French dramatist Jean Anouilh was born. Much of Anouilh’s drama was produced during some of France’s darkest days during... Read More
John Millington Synge upsets the noble peasantry
On this day in 1909 Irish playwright and poet John Millington Synge died. Many of his best known plays are about Irish Catholic peasants in... Read More