100 famous proverbs
Proverbs where largely collected and used by my old friend John Florio, but of course they were created and employed much earlier from a lot of other different writers all around the …
On Humour
Carl William Brown on Humour, some quotes, aphorisms, ideas, thoughts and reflections to enrich this short essay on one of the most nice human phenomenon. Since every religion was able to make …
Grammar history
Grammar history and structure, an encyclopedic synthetic article that describes the importance of grammar for the usage and the literature of a language. The minimum grammar is no grammar at all. Giuseppe …
Some riddles
A simple Maths riddle: The battle of English and mathematics One rabbit saw six elephants while going to the river. Every elephant saw two monkeys going towards the river. Every monkey holds …
Very short stories part 1
Very short stories in English with a great and deep moral and existential meaning and value. The Foolish Donkey A salt seller used to carry the salt bag on his donkey to …
Daimon Blog Strategy
GENIAL BLOG means “Weblog creativity, online diary for special people”. If you think that blogs and bloggers are dead, you might be right, and therefore I advice you to read the following …
Rise of Journalism
Rise of journalism. The reasonable man, the age of the Novel and Journalism. The Augustan Age in England, Poetry and Drama. ‘Those great men whom we propose to ourselves as that the …
John Florio biography
John Florio biography and some quotes. Forgive thy friends: they would, but cannot praise, inough’ the wit, art, language of thy PLAYES: forgive thy foes; they will not praise thee. Why? Thy …
Andros Art Theory
Andros art theory, his conception of art and artists. The “A Theory”, that is Androsophy. Read this article and find out more about this genial artist. In life I do various things, …
Who Was Robley Feland?
Brown’s former employers know it. Brown’s job is where Brown is. For all its virtues, the Internet is unkind to those who must be digitized without profit. Robley Feland died without fanfare …
Here’s Brown’s Job…
Mr. Feland wrote the text in 1920 for the BBDO house organ, “The Wedge”…and it was used later as a full page advertisement in the New York Times. In both uses, it …