A review of "King Oscar Sardines"
Here he is, His Royal Majesty the union king of Sweden
and Norway, Oscar II. According to legend, he shook the hand of Bakunin when he
was still a prince. Yes, *that* Bakunin. As king, he preferred more lady-like
company, attending a conference organized by Katherine Tingley's organization,
the Universal Brotherhood and Theosophical Society. He was a very cultured man.
A painter, I believe. An idealist philosopher. A highly accomplished dancer. A
ridiculous conservative anachronism who opposed liberal democracy and the
labour movement. And yes, his name and portrait is used to sell sardines.
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