a little place to call my own (art and fashion blog)

Hello, in this post I shall review Lady Chatterley's Lover. It used to be somewhat of a controversial book. Originally published in Italy almost a hundred years ago (in 1928), it had to wait for decades to be published in England. In fact, it wasn't until the 1960s, that the uncensured version of this novel wasn't published in English. When it was finally published as it was, it was put on a trial for obscenity in England! A trial it lost. Not surprisingly, if it is true that the prosecutor opening statement was: 'Is this a book you would want your wife or your servants to read?' Did somebody really think it was a good question to ask in the sixties?  If you read it as a modern reader, you'll probably wonder what all the fuss was about. However, back in the day, this book caused quite a stir. A lot of fuss over nothing, really! It's a shame because it took away the attention from the novel itself. It really is a great novel in many ways. Perhaps you could ...

Today, I'm taking you to Omiš (pronounced Omish), Croatia.  In my last post, I showed you some photographs of Omis city but today we'll take a more detailed look at this stunning Croatian seaside city. I've got maps, photographs, history facts and everything you need to experience this town from the comfort of your home! This town has a fascinating pirate history! Pirates that ruled the Adriatic for two centuries. I don't know if the world has never seen pirates quite like these ones.  Did you know that the pope Honoris the third fought a crusade war against the Omis pirates and lost? Did you know that the mighty Republics of Venice and Dubrovnik, the wealthiest city republics of their time had to pay Omis a fee for safe transport? Did you know that there were numerous  attacks on Omis pirates and the town itself, but nobody succeeded  in defeating them? Even the mighty Turkish Empire never conquered  them. Lead by the duke Kacic and his descendants, the O...