Alexandre Dumas thought like D’Artagnan
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1802 the great French novelist Alexandre Dumas was born. His thrilling historical novels,... Read More
Bernadette Soubirous, humble saint of Lourdes
On this day in 1858 Bernadette Soubirous, aged 14, saw the first of a series of visions at Lourdes. Bernadette, her sister and a friend... Read More
Gustave Flaubert’s caged bird
On this day in 1821 the French writer Gustave Flaubert was born. His reputation really comes from Madame Bovary, his amazing debut novel that tells... Read More
Voltaire – incorrigible in literature and in love
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1694, François-Marie Arouet, later known as Voltaire, was born in Paris. He re-named... Read More
Alain-Fournier’s haunting novel
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1886 was born Alain-Fournier (the pseudonym of Henri-Alban Fournier), author of the... Read More