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In Henry V, a small episode of Anglo-Frankish history is described, the Hundred Years War – The Battle of Azincourt. The crushing defeat of the French will forever remain in the memory of the losers and in the dreams of the descendants of future kings. Despite the fact that the battle was described, the war was described, it seemed to me that there were a lot of comedic moments here.

Cosmo Topper is an average American bank executive on holiday in the French Riveria. Feckless, fun-loving and totally uncontrollable ghosts, George and Marion Kerby and friends – the tortuously crooked Colonel Scott and his companion, the disreputable Mrs. Hart – return to bring chaos and merriment into the life of mild-mannered, stuffy, and somewhat plump, Topper. One of Thorne Smith’s best-loved...

Książka poświęcona historii, programowi artystycznemu i oddziaływaniu kulturowemu gmachu Opery Paryskiej – jednego z najsłynniejszych przykładów francuskiej architektury eklektycznej drugiej połowy XIX wieku. Opera, dzieło architekta Charles’a Garniera, do dziś jest jednym z najbardziej rozpoznawalnych zabytków Paryża i nadal inspiruje twórców różnych dziedzin sztuk plastycznych, fotografii, literatury,...

A comic diary about entering life in the Navy. Published in 1918 and written for the Naval Reservist journal „The Broadside” while the author Thorne Smith was in the Navy, it is a series of short vignettes poking fun at the culture of the time in general and the military in particular. It’s the diary of Biltmore Oswald, a hapless naval recruit with no appreciable talents besides befriending animals...