He worked in many places (Köln, Edinburgh, Čáslav, Hrubá Lhota in Wallachia). In the years 1870 to 71 he lived in Roudnice nad Labem, where he worked as an evangelical priest and often attended evangelical choirs in Ledčice and Krabčice. During his stay in Roudnice, he wrote a book Master Jan Hus, and began to consider writing a book for children. His book Broučci about small beetles significantly affected the development of Czech children's literature (first published in ...
