At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and artwork by many well-known writers and artists of the age. In 1902 she married Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, famed for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Opals, her first published poetry collection, appeared in 1897 when she was just 23, to be fo...

In a bustling town square, a commotion erupts. A bumbling fool claims to be peddling the very essence of wisdom! But who would buy such a thing from a man known for his antics? Intrigued townsfolk gather, eager to witness the spectacle. Is this fool truly touched by brilliance, or is there a cunning method to his madness? Jean de La Fontaine's timeless fable, "The Fool Who Sold Wisdom," unfolds, a witty tale that explores the true value of knowledge and the fine line between foolishness an...