Below is a second reference to Franz Liszt playing at Colonel Thorn's and the reason behind it - the troupe of starving German musicians. You can read an entire academic paper about this story on academia.edu. For civilization, for colonization, the cross is better than the sword. Paris, which at this moment is almost depopulated of its beautiful... Continue Reading →
Liszt Plays at Thorns #2
The Colonel and Mrs Thorn 
I noticed that too..nicknames add even more color to the picture
Oh, yes I found the photo amd put it on the poat about the Thorn granchildren! From Jane's letters it…
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